Sustainability Projects

India Bundled Wind Power Project

Overseas Food Trading's support for this project directly avoids the emissions of 1,030 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. That is equivalent to the carbon emitted from 200 homes' electricity use for one year or 222 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for one year.

Overseas Food Trading's support for this project directly avoids the emissions of 824 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. That is equivalent to the carbon avoided by recycling 285 tons of waste instead of disposing of it in a landfill or the carbon sequestered by 975 acres of U.S. forests in one year..

The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at Meadowbranch Landfill captures gas produced by the landfill and upgrades it to pipeline-quality gas that can be used by any natural gas appliance or other end-users. The project reduces emissions through the collection and distribution of Land Fill Gas, thereby converting methane into biogenic CO2 and reducing the quantity of methane released to the atmosphere from the Landfill.

Overseas Food Trading’s support for this project directly avoids the emissions of 206 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. That is equivalent to the carbon emitted from 511,334 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered vehicle or 227,920 pounds of coal burned.

Working with community groups and local officials in Nakasongola, Masini, and Kiryandongo Districts, this project rehabilitates non-functioning boreholes to provide access to safe water and avoid the combustion of wood used to boil unsafe water as a treatment method. The project’s specific goals are to:

• Provide access to clean water - water can be consumed at the source without the need for treatment first

• Reduce air pollution and deforestation compared to the business-as-usual scenario

• Create jobs and a reliable source of income through education to build, maintain, and repair boreholes