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The fees per household for those using a 120l bin for residual waste and a 120l bin
for biowaste in Schweinfurt have evolved as in Figure 9-11. The costs which have
resulted are not only lower than those which were projected, but they were 15% lower
in 2002 than the costs prior to the scheme’s introduction. These are figures which
are not adjusted for inflation, so the real cost to householders has probably fallen by
approximately 20%. The scheme saves money. It is important to stress that there are
other sources of revenue for the scheme. The charges paid by households cover all
system costs.
Figure 9-11: Evolution in Average Costs for Households Using 120l Refuse Bin and
120l Biowaste Bin, Schweinfurt
Cost (£ per household)
172
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
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1996-1999 (actual) Future cost projected in
2000 (assuming incineration
of residual)
2000 (actual) 2001(actual) 2002 (actual)
The scheme costs are shown in Table 9-4. As mentioned previously, there are savings
on logistics as well as disposal. Furthermore, there have been savings on the costs of
invoicing.
Table 9-4: Annual Costs and Savings Relative to Pre-scheme Situation. Schweinfurt
Costs DM Costs (approx. €/hhld)
System cost (hardware, software and containers) DM 750,000 € 8.26
System cost (variable elements) DM 455,000 € 5.01
Admin DM 300,000 € 3.30
Reduction in amount of refuse -DM 1,830,000 -€ 20.16
Lower set out -DM 180,000 -€ 1.98
Savings on admin -DM 490,000 -€ 5.40
Reorganising bulky DM 300,000 € 3.31
Fly-tipping (monitoring) DM 142,000 € 1.56
Total Total Costs DM DM 1,947,000 1,947,000
€ 21.42
Total Total Savings Savings DM DM 2,500,000 2,500,000
€ 27.56
Costs Costs Net Net Net of of Savings Savings
- DM DM 553,000 553,000 553,000
-€ 6.10
Year