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The offcut meats are carefully stored in the freezer to prevent contamination, then cut into smaller pieces for easy storage
and transport to Helping Hand for reuse (see Figures 3, 4 and 5).

Figure 3: A whole piece of Figure 4: Region showing the Figure 5: Off-cuts cut into
uncut salmon. thrown-away meat off-cuts. smaller pieces for easy
storage.

Based on the data in Table, the annual carbon emission
from the utility and resource consumption at the cafe’s is After implementing the eco-solutions at the café we
19,623 kg CO2. The breakdown is as follows: examined the data to estimate their impact on reducing
carbon emissions. The annual carbon emission associated
• Water: 1582 m3 x 1.43 kg CO2/m3 = 2,262 kg CO2 with the resource consumption at the café is estimated at
• Fuel Diesel: NA (not available) 19,623 kg CO2, with electricity and water consumption
• Electricity: 38,590.61 kWh x 0.41 kg CO2/kWh = 16,161 accounting for approximately 90% of the total emissions.
kg CO2
• Plastic: NA (not available)
• Wood: NA (not available)
• Food: 240 kg x 5 kg CO2/kg = 1200 kg CO2

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