Benefits Calculator
Earthcycle Packaging provides many benefits
but one of the most significant is the reduction of waste that goes
to landfill. Our Benefits Calculator will show you just how much waste
can be avoided. It also shows you an added benefit that plastic packaging
sure can’t offer – the tons of tomatoes that can be grown
in your composted Earthcycle Packaging.
You can choose produce industry numbers from
our drop down menu or enter any
number of trays you choose. Please don’t include commas in
your number as it confuses the system.
Weight of trays
(tons)
The unit of comparison for PET and Earthcycle
is a 1 pint tray weighing 20g.
Weight
after 90 days (tons)
A 20 gram Earthcycle tray will biodegrade to 2 grams of healthy humus
for your soil in 90 days. After 90 days there will be 10% less PET as
that's how much gets recycled. The remaining 90% will look pretty much
the same.
Weight
to landfill (tons)
Yes, it’s optimistic to assume all of the Earthcycle trays will
be composted. But we are working hard to insure that is the case.
Cost
to landfill (dollars)
Costs to build (land purchase, site investigation, regulatory approval,
constructions costs) and operate a landfill. Based on cost per ton.
Savings
to compost (dollars)
Difference between the cost to community compost and the cost to landfill
(US$29.40/tonne) added to the value of the compost (371kg compost =
US$10).
Healthy
compost produced (tons)
Earthcycle trays are certified compostable and, in less than 90 days
in a backyard or community compost, they will turn into healthy, productive
humus for the soil
Tomatoes
grown in that compost (tons)
10 tons of compost per acre is used for a yield of 25,000 tomatoes.
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