Business Recycling Costs/savings Worksheet
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2Business R ecycling C osts/Savings W orksheet
This w orksheet i s a C osts/Savings a nalysis t ool f or e xpanding o r s tarting a r ecycling p rogram f or y our b usiness. Y ou w ill
start w ith s hort-‐term u p-‐front e xpenses f ollowed b y l ong-‐term s avings a nd g ains.
Developed b y t he N ew M exico R ecycling C oalition
Step 1 . C osts
Recycling
Disposal ( per m onth)
Current S olid W aste D isposal C osts
$____________________
Check a ll m aterials t hat y ou c urrently r ecycle:
o C ardboard
o I nk C artridges
o R echargeable B atteries
o M ixed P aper
o G lass C ontainers
o E lectronics
o S hredded P aper
o Y ard W aste
o C FL B ulbs
o T in C ans
o F ood S craps*
o P hone B ooks
o A luminum C ans
o P allets
o W aste O il
o P lastic B ottles
o H azardous W astes
o O ther______________
*Food w aste c an i nclude s oiled p aper p roducts w hen t aken t o a c omposting f acility f or r ecycling
Determine Monthly Recycling Collection Costs
Recycling C ollection* C ost
$__________________
Food S crap C ollection* C ost
$__________________
Waste O il C ollection* C ost
$__________________
Special R ecycling I tems** H andling C ost
$__________________
Monthly R ecycling C ollection S upplies
$__________________
* C ontact l ocal r ecycling p roviders t o r eceive a n e stimate f or t heir c ollection s ervices o nce y ou h ave i dentified m aterials t o b e
recycled.at w
** S ome i tems s uch a s C FLs a nd E lectronics m ay h ave a ssociated h andling f ees f or p roper r ecycling
Cooperative o r v olume h auling d iscount ( e.g. s etting u p p artnerships w ith a rea b usinesses t o c ollect r ecycling f rom a c entralized
location o r h aving m ore t han o ne b usiness t o c ollect f rom c ould r esult i n a f ee r eduction f rom t he H auler)
Equipment & Supply Costs Associated with Recycling
Recycling C ollection C ontainer/Storage P urchases $__________________
Processing E quipment P urchases ( e.g. B aler)
$__________________
Service W are C hange-‐Over C osts*
$__________________
*Selecting b iodegradable o r p aper s ervice w are m ay h ave a c ost p remium. C hanging o ther p urchasing p ractices t o p urchase p roducts
that c ome i n r ecyclable c ontainers. A void S tyrofoam a nd c hipboard ( cereal b oard) p ackaging i f p ossible. A sk s upply c hain t o t ake
back t heir c ardboard o r d elivery b oxes/pallets f or r euse
Total R ecycling C osts ( Monthly)
$_______________
Total U p-‐Front C osts ( Equipment/Supply) $_______________
GOAL: R educe Y our S olid W aste C osts S o T hat N ew R ecycling C osts B reak E ven
or C ost L ess O verall o n M onthly B asis
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