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Please list any data <br />sources used and <br />show the steps of <br />your calculations. <br />Feel free to submit in <br />a separate document <br />if clearly labeled. <br />(500 word limit) <br />The details of how we avoid 202 tons CO2 equivalent emissions per year <br />in terms of steps in calculation are listed in D10f. W e use only the one year <br />impact of the project to estimate this number, although the behavioral <br />changes are likely to have an impact over a decade or more. Assuming a <br />decade of impact would increase that number to 2,020 tons CO2e <br />reduction. <br />These calculations are based on data from CompostNow and originate <br />from EPA estimates. Of note, our calculations use imperial rather than <br />metric tons. Also of note, we use the more conservative and commonly <br />used estimate of 25 pounds of CO2 equivalent emissions per pound of <br />methane based on a 100 year time frame. If one were to use the EPA’s <br />estimate for CO2 equivalents based on a 20 year time frame, the <br />calculation would be 85 pounds of CO2 equivalent emissions per pound of <br />methane. (Reference: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding- <br />global-warming-potentials) <br />Option file upload to <br />show additional <br />calculations. <br />D13a. How many <br />YEARS will this <br />emissions reduction <br />take place as a result <br />of your project? <br />Please consider the <br />expected lifetime of <br />the <br />technology/program/impact, <br />etc. Note: Solar <br />installations should <br />enter 25 years as <br />the project lifetime. <br />10 <br />D13b. Please explain <br />how you came up <br />with the number of <br />years in the previous <br />question and add any <br />other relevant <br />information. Please <br />list any sources <br />used. (200 word limit) <br />W e anticipate that the behavior changes that people learn through this <br />project will stick with them for an average of 10 years. <br />The methane produced during this year of the project will persist in the <br />atmosphere for 9-12 years depending on atmospheric conditions. The <br />methane will break down into CO2 which will last in the atmosphere for <br />centuries. So the impact of one year of food waste diversion will still have <br />an impact on the environment after 100 years. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 60C8120B-2E2C-4F19-BFBC-3ADFB6A6F8E1