The Waste Calculator can determine emissions resulting from waste sent to landfill, waste that is recycled, and in the case of organics (such as food scraps or yard waste) composted.

Please download the Community Led Emissions Reductcion (CLER) Calculator Guidance Document to learn more about how this calculator calculates CO₂ emissions.

Step 1: Provide Waste Sent to Landfill

The amount of waste sent to landfill has a large impact on your waste management emissions. For ease of estimation, this calculator accepts the number of bags or boxes put out on the curb for collection. The average family of four generates 1.5 bags of waste per week (each bag weighing approximately 15kg).

Bags of waste sent to landfill

large garbage bags / week

Step 2: Provide Recycled Waste

Boxes of paper recycled

standard blue boxes / week

Boxes of cardboard recycled

standard blue boxes / week

Boxes of plastic recycled

standard blue boxes / week

Boxes of metal recycled (including aluminium cans, etc.)

standard blue boxes / week

Step 3: Provide Composted Waste

Composted food and yard waste

small kitchen bags / week

Calculators: Household Waste Generation

Step 1: Provide Waste Sent to Landfill

Step 2: Provide Recycled Waste

Step 3: Provide Composted Waste