Portfolio Manager waste metrics in reports are in Tons. You can enter your waste in various units, and Portfolio Manager will convert the amount of waste from the units you've entered into tons for reporting.
The following conversion factors are used to calculate the amount of trash from the various possible units into a cubic yard.
| 1 cubic yard = | 1 gallon = | |||
| 0.764555 | cubic meter | 0.832674 | gallon (UK) | |
| 201.974 | liquid gallon (US) | 3.78541 | liter | |
| 173.57 | dry gallon (US) | |||
| 168.179 | gallon (UK) | |||
| 764.555 | Liter |
For example, here are the steps to convert gallons into tons:
- Start with: 100,000 (dry) gallons of trash
- Convert to cubic yards: = 100,000 * (1/173.57) = 576.14
- Convert to pounds (1 cubic yard = 138 pounds): = 576.14 * 138 = 79,506.83
- Convert to Tons: 79,506.83 / 2,000 = 39.75
Note: Trash is measured in dry gallons, not liquid gallons. If you do an internet search for: "convert 1 cubic year to gallons" you will get the results for a liquid gallon: