Analyse how much greenhouse gas is being produced by your school's food waste

Falconer's Hill Academy, Friday, 13 June 2025
15 points 4 pupils Analyst KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5

The Eco Team worked with the school caterer to weigh food waste. The calculator was completed and shared with children, staff and parents.

Energy Sparks food waste calculator basic .xlsx

Activity description

Start by doing our activity Find out exactly how much food your school is wasting

Now it's time to calculate exactly how your school's waste is affecting the environment. Download our food waste calculator to calculate some useful data about how much your food waste costs your school and the planet. Use the impact data to communicate to the school community the importance of not wasting food. You could run an assembly to share your food waste facts and ideas of how your school could cut food waste in future.