There are five Waste generated in operations calculation methods to choose from:
Amount per waste type uses the amount of waste per waste type (i.e. glass, paper, plastics, organic, residual, wastewater, EEE, and batteries). This is our recommended calculation method as it provides the most accurate results.
Total waste weight uses the total weight of waste, not broken down by waste type.
Fashion: Weight per waste treatment type is used to calculate emissions emerging from textile waste. You need data on the weight of waste generated, broken down by treatment type.
Bring Your Own Emissions allows you to upload your own pre-calculated emissions to the Plan A platform. For more information, see here.
Bring Your Own Emission Factors (BYOEF) allows you to upload your own emission factors with your activity to calculate emissions. It is your responsibility to ensure the emission factors align with your reporting needs.
We recommend calculation methods based on their accuracy, but ultimately, you should choose a calculation method that fits the data you have access to.
National Averages
When specific data is unavailable, National averages can be used to calculate emissions. National Averages represent the average values for a given type of activity data within a specific country.
National Averages will be shown automatically when you have uploaded Organisational Data and haven't uploaded any data for Waste Generated in Operations.
If you don’t want to use National Averages to calculate emissions, you can upload a template with the value set to 0 for the respective time and facility.