Planet Wise Solutions

Environmental Impact

Every Meal Should Require Less Forest.

Lower fuelwood demand reduces pressure on forests while returning time to households and strengthening climate resilience.

Forested landscape in southern Mexico.

Less Wood for the Same Cooking.

≈50%

less wood for tortilla cooking.

≈64%

less wood for a 5-liter water boil — approximately 0.9 kg versus 2.5 kg.

Efficiency inside the kitchen changes demand outside it.
Large household firewood stack with a person standing beside it for scale.

This Is What Cooking Fuel Looks Like.

Every piece is gathered, carried, purchased, transported, stored, and burned.

Less Wood Means Less Carrying.

200–300

estimated hours of fuel-gathering time saved per household each year.

A woman carrying a large load of gathered firewood.

Measured at the Cooking Task.

PWS now reports task-specific fuel savings rather than extrapolating a single household-wide or fleet-wide wood-savings figure.

≈50% less wood for tortillas. ≈64% less for a 5-liter boil.

Forests Protect More Than Trees.

Forests support soil stability, water retention, watersheds, and climate resilience. Less fuel demand gives the landscape more room to recover.

Dense green forest landscape in southern Mexico.
Forested landscape in southern Mexico.
Traditional open-fire cooking in a household kitchen.
A family cooking tortillas and food on a chimney-vented La Mazateca stove.PATENT PENDING

The Difference Is Visible in a Single Pot.

Traditional: ≈2.5 kg wood to boil 5 liters.

La Mazateca Gen 2.x: ≈0.9 kg.

≈64%

less wood for the 5-liter boil task.

Tortilla cooking uses approximately 50% less wood. PWS does not currently publish a single household-wide or fleet-wide wood-savings percentage.

PWS does not publish a numeric CO₂ reduction yet. The public claim remains reduced fuel demand, reduced forest pressure, and contribution to climate resilience.

Use Less Today. Leave More for Tomorrow.

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