Business Recycling Costs/savings Worksheet (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Business Recycling Costs/savings Worksheet Page 2

Step 2 . C ost A voidance

While t his m ay s eem d ifficult t o q uantify, p lease d o y our b est t o a ssign a v alue. L ooking a t y our R eturn o n I nvestment

(ROI) o n m arketing m ay b e o f a ssistance, a s w ell a s n ew b usiness g eneration. T ry t o d etermine t he a mount s aved e ach

month.

Higher S taff M orale ( Lower T urnover R ate)

$___________________

Customer/Client A ppeal ( Green M arketability)

$___________________

Repeat B usiness

$___________________

New B usiness D ue t o G reen C ommitment

$___________________

Reduced P urchasing D ue t o R e-‐Use/Reduction

$___________________

Reduced S olid W aste F ees*

$___________________

Total M onthly C ost A voidance

$___________________

*More r ecycling = l ess s olid w aste = f ewer p ickups o r s maller c ollection c ontainers = l ower b ills

Step 3 . C ost B enefit A nalysis

Some c osts l isted a bove a re o ne-‐time a nd o thers a re m onthly. P lease a dd a ll o f t he o ne-‐time c osts s eparately f rom t he

monthly c osts.

Up-‐Front E quipment a nd S upply C osts

$____________________

Monthly R ecycling C osts

$____________________

Monthly C ost A voidance

Minus $____________________

Total M onthly C ost o r B enefit

$____________________

If t here i s a m onthly b enefit d etermine h ow l ong i t w ill b e b efore t he s avings g enerates t he v alue o f f unds u sed f or a ny

one-‐time o r u p-‐front c osts.

For F REE o n-‐site a ssistance w ith i nitiating o r i mproving r ecycling a nd e nvironmental p rograms

at y our b usiness, p lease f eel f ree t o c ontact C hris C ampbell a t t he N ew M exico S tate

University’s I nstitute f or E nergy & t he E nvironment a t 5 05.843.4251/chriscam@nmsu.edu.

For o nline B usiness R ecycling R esources g o t o

Business Recycling Costs/savings Worksheet Page 2