Carbon Footprint Engine
Five-step calculator with a transparent, category-by-category emissions breakdown.
Built for PixxelHack 2.0
Live Greener.
Live Smarter.
EcoLife AI is your personal sustainability companion. It measures your real environmental impact, explains what's driving it, and hands you specific actions — then tracks the improvement you actually make.
- Avg. CO₂e cut by active users per year
- 2.6 tAvg. CO₂e cut by active users per year
- Of users lower their footprint in 90 days
- 68%Of users lower their footprint in 90 days
- Items correctly sorted with RecycleAI
- 41 kItems correctly sorted with RecycleAI
- Eco challenges completed by the community
- 12 kEco challenges completed by the community
The platform
Not another carbon calculator — a full sustainability loop
Six connected tools that hand off to each other, so insight always ends in a completed action.
EcoCoach AI
Advice built from your own numbers — not generic sustainability platitudes.
RecycleAI
Identify any item and get the right disposal route, impact and common mistakes.
GreenMap
Nearby recycling, e-waste, composting, plastic and donation points with hours.
Eco Challenges
Habits split into daily steps, with XP, badges and measured impact.
Analytics
Daily to yearly trends for carbon, energy, water, waste, XP and Green Score.
How EcoLife AI works
Measure → Understand → Act → Track → Improve. Every screen in the product belongs to one of these steps.
01
Measure
Answer five short sections about transport, energy, food, lifestyle and waste.
02
Understand
See your biggest emission source and what it actually costs the planet.
03
Act
EcoCoach turns the breakdown into two or three realistic actions.
04
Track
Challenges, streaks and XP keep the habit alive past week one.
05
Improve
Green Score and analytics show measurable change over time.
Inside the product
AI Eco Coach
How can I cut my commute emissions?
You currently spend around 40 km/week commuting by private vehicle. Switching two of those trips to public transport could cut roughly 7 kg CO₂e/month — want me to attach the matching challenge?
Carbon footprint breakdown
- Transportation42%
- Energy28%
- Food18%
- Waste12%
Total: 4.2 tCO₂e/year · 21% below the estimated average
Gamification
Levels from Eco Beginner to Earth Champion, XP for every logged action, and badges that mark real milestones.
- 🌱 First Green Step
- ♻️ Recycling Rookie
- 🚲 Clean Commuter
- ⚡ Energy Saver
- 🔥 30-Day Streak
Waste recycling guide
Detected: PET Plastic Bottle · Recycle
- 1. Empty the bottle
- 2. Rinse it
- 3. Separate the cap if required
- 4. Place it in the recyclable plastics stream
A community that keeps you going
"EcoLife told me exactly which habit mattered most. My commute emissions dropped 31% in six weeks — and the streak kept me honest."
"The calculator shows the math instead of a magic number. EcoCoach then turned that breakdown into three actions I actually finished."
"We ran a campus plastic-free challenge on EcoLife. The leaderboard did more for participation than any poster we printed."
Know your impact in three minutes
Start with the calculator, then let EcoCoach build your plan. No setup, no spreadsheets.