Table 1.
Overview of the environmental assessment of the food waste prevention initiative “the Gothenburg model for reduced food waste”, components A, B and C are described in section 2.2.2.
| Impact category | Unit | Impact of saved food (A) | Impact of avoided treatment (B) | Impact of action (C) | Net environmental savings (A+B-C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Change | kg CO2 eq | 1.58E+06 | 1.78E+05 | 3.92E+03 | 1.76E+06 |
| Ozone depletion | kg CFC-11 eq | 2.19E+00 | 4.39E-03 | 2.63E-04 | 2.19E+00 |
| Human toxicity, non-cancer effects | CTUh | 1.24E+00 | 9.53E-02 | 6.34E-04 | 1.33E+00 |
| Human toxicity, cancer effects | CTUh | 1.89E-02 | 2.00E-02 | 4.69E-05 | 3.89E-02 |
| Particulate matter | Disease incidence | 1.61E-01 | 7.73E-03 | 2.83E-04 | 1.68E-01 |
| Ionizing radiation HH | kBq U235eq | 3.24E+04 | 3.23E+03 | 2.12E+02 | 3.54E+04 |
| Photochemical ozone formation | kg NMVOC eq | 2.72E+03 | 4.53E+02 | 1.15E+01 | 3.16E+03 |
| Acidification | molc H+ eq | 2.20E+04 | 8.60E+02 | 2.50E+01 | 2.28E+04 |
| Terrestrial eutrophication | molc N eq | 9.32E+04 | 2.47E+03 | 3.92E+01 | 9.57E+04 |
| Freshwater eutrophication | kg P eq | 4.17E+02 | 2.20E+02 | 2.33E-01 | 6.37E+02 |
| Marine eutrophication | kg N eq | 1.03E+04 | 1.83E+02 | 3.75E+00 | 1.05E+04 |
| Freshwater ecotoxicity | CTUe | 7.91E+06 | 5.38E+06 | 4.38E+03 | 1.33E+07 |
| Land use | Pt | 1.51E+08 | 2.51E+06 | 3.30E+05 | 1.54E+08 |
| Water scarcity | m3 water eq | 3.22E+06 | 1.24E+04 | 2.09E+03 | 3.23E+06 |
| ADP Fossil | MJ | 9.28E+06 | -1.16E+06 | 6.48E+04 | 8.05E+06 |
| ADP (ultimate) | kg Sb eq | 1.54E+00 | 8.69E-02 | 8.11E-03 | 1.62E+00 |