Citizen waste reduction calculator

See how weekly recycling habits-plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and e-waste-add up when more neighbors join in. Adjust sliders for your city’s population and participation rate to explore illustrative climate and water impact at community scale (educational estimates, not regulatory reporting).

Citizen Waste Reduction Calculator

Set your household’s weekly recycling habits, then see what happens if a share of residents across the city adopt the same practice. Figures are illustrative estimates for education and engagement.

Plastic bottles recycled12 per week

Aluminum cans recycled18 per week

E-waste properly diverted3.0 lbs / week

City scale

City population350k residents

Residents joining this habit10% % of city

We translate population into households using an average size of 2.3 people.

Citizen waste reduction calculator

Household and city inputs