Recycling Costs/savings Worksheet Template Page 3
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3Step 2. Cost Avoidance
Cost Avoidance
While this may seem difficult to quantify, please
do your best to assign a value. Looking at your
ROI on marketing may be of assistance, as
well as new business generation. Try to
determine the amount saved each month.
$_________________
Higher Staff Morale (Lower Turnover Rate)
Customer/Client Appeal (Green Marketability)
$_________________
Repeat Business
$_________________
New Business Due to Green Commitment
$_________________
On-Site Composting (Creating your own
composting and applying this to your
$_________________
landscaping saves landscaping dollars)
Are you currently re-using any of your waste? If
so, how? _____________________________
Is this a cost?
$_________________
YES_______NO_______
Is this an expense?
$_________________
YES_______NO_______
Reduced Solid Waste Fees (more recycling =
less solid waste = fewer or smaller pick ups =
$_________________
lower bills)
Total Cost Avoidance (per month)
$_________________
Step 3. Cost Benefit Analysis
Some costs listed above are on-time and
others are monthly. Please add all of the one-
time costs separately from the monthly costs.
One-time or Up-front Costs (Add all One-
$_________________
Time Equipment & Supply Costs & all One-
Time Total Recycling Collection Costs)
$_________________
Monthly Costs (Add all Monthly Equipment &
Supply Costs & all Monthly Total Recycling
Collection Costs)
$_________________
Cost Avoidance (Total Cost Avoidance per
Month)
Total Monthly Cost (Subtract Cost
$_________________
Avoidance from Monthly Costs)
$_________________
Total Monthly Cost Increase or Savings
If there is a monthly savings determine how
long it will be before the savings generates the
value of funds used for any one-time or up-front
costs.
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