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Figure 12.2. Economics of Recycling: A Work Sheet<br />

Environmental Issues and Waste Management<br />

Volume Data<br />

What type of waste disposal container is in use? _____<br />

How many refuse containers are being used?<br />

1. Determine the present volume of waste that you are disposing of.<br />

_____<br />

How many pickups per month do you have? _____<br />

Estimate the number of tons per month from waste volume.<br />

(Calculate this by multiplying the waste capacity of the container by a factor<br />

that corresponds to the number of tons that container typically holds.)<br />

2. Estimate the potential volume of recyclable materials.<br />

_____<br />

Estimate percentage of extractable recyclables.<br />

Estimate the tons per month. ________ tons of _____________ (material 1)<br />

Estimate the tons per month. ________ tons of _____________ (material 2)<br />

3. Calculate the waste volume left after recycling.<br />

_____%<br />

Estimate the number of tons per month left after recycling.<br />

(Subtract line 2 from line 1.)<br />

_____<br />

How many pickups per month will you have?<br />

(This will be reduced in proportion to the percentage of material recycled.)<br />

Waste Disposal Cost Data<br />

4. Determine your present monthly waste removal costs.<br />

(If no invoice is available, you can estimate.)<br />

_____<br />

What is the pickup charge each time? $_____<br />

Multiply the pickup charge by the number of pickups per month (#1). $_____<br />

What is the landfill “tipping” fee per ton? $_____<br />

Multiply the tipping fee times the estimated number of tons per month. $_____<br />

Are you paying monthly container rental or lease fees? $_____<br />

Add up your total current monthly waste disposal costs. $_____<br />

5. Determine your waste removal cost per ton (#4 divided by #1). $_____<br />

6. Estimate your waste removal costs after recycling. $_____<br />

Pickup charges $ ________ times number of pickups ________ = $_____<br />

Tipping fee $ ________ times number of tons ________ = $_____<br />

Monthly equipment rental or lease fee = $_____<br />

Add up your total current monthly disposal costs after recycling. $_____<br />

7. Monthly waste disposal costs you avoided (#4 minus #6).<br />

(Calculate your savings by subtracting your disposal costs after recycling<br />

from your total current waste disposal costs.)<br />

$_____<br />

8. Annual avoided waste disposal costs (#7 times 12).<br />

9. Calculate the recycling program start-up investments.<br />

$_____<br />

Recycling containers, boxes, or carts. $_____<br />

Recycling equipment, balers, compactors. $_____<br />

Cost of training program or internal publicity. $_____<br />

Other. $_____<br />

Total start-up investment <strong>for</strong> recycling program. $_____<br />

10. Estimated revenues from recyclables.<br />

From your estimate of the volume of recyclable materials (#2)<br />

$_____<br />

________ tons of ________ (material 1) times $_____ /ton = $_____<br />

________ tons of ________ (material 2) times $_____ /ton =<br />

(We recommend you use a conservative market price <strong>for</strong> these recyclables.)<br />

$_____<br />

Your total monthly revenues from sale of recyclables. $_____<br />

Your total annual revenues from sale of recyclables.<br />

(Multiply the monthly revenues by 12 to get annual revenues.)<br />

Summary of Savings<br />

$_____<br />

11. Annual avoided waste disposal costs (from line #8). $ +_____<br />

Your total annual revenues from sale of recyclables. $ +_____<br />

Total annual savings. = $_____<br />

Total 5-year savings (multiply annual savings by five). = $_____<br />

Total start-up investment <strong>for</strong> recycling program (line #9). = $_____<br />

12. Net estimated 5-year profit on recycling program. $_____<br />

Source: Adapted from “How Your Business Can Profit from a Recycling Program,” by D. Strathman and B. Drake. Provided by<br />

the Public Utilities Department, City of Jacksonville, Florida, 1991. More in<strong>for</strong>mation can be found on the Web at<br />

www.econedlinkorg/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM218. Accessed August 9, 2003.<br />

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