33 Tonnes of Chilean Market Food Waste Kept From Landfill, 2 Tonnes of Methane Avoided

Fundación Basura's Ferias Libres Cero Desperdicio programme works with street markets in Chile, starting from a 2021 pilot with the Providencia municipality. The programme page shows 33 tonnes recovered in total, 24 tonnes sent to compost and 9 tonnes for human consumption. The foundation counts 20 tonnes of CO2 and 2 tonnes of methane avoided; it does not publish the calculation method on that page. A March 2026 press report cited 35 interventions in the Metropolitan and Valparaíso regions. The volumes are small, but the Metropolitan Region's 425 markets are estimated to generate over 70,000 tonnes of organic waste a year.