Current program waste management and disposal costs (before changes)

General waste collection costs

Recycling costs (if not included in professional fees above)
Other disposal fees (e.g. council dump fees)
Staff labour costs associated with on-site waste collection
Equipment costs for waste collection (e.g. forklift/tractor fuel or maintenance)
Cleaning service costs (if contractor used to clean waste bins)
Gross costs =
Revenue from current recycling program
(A) Net cost of current waste management and disposal program =
Set-up costs of a new waste management program
Specialised equipment purchase (e.g. baler, bins, container cleaner)
Installation costs of specialised equipment (e.g. subcontrator costs)
Associated costs (e.g. signage, paint, safety barriers, etc..)
Staff training costs
Other:
(B) Total set-up costs of a new waste managment program =
Operating costs of a new waste management program (after changes)
General waste collection costs
Recycling costs (if not included in professional fees above)
Other disposal fees (e.g. council dump fees)
Staff labour costs associated with on-site waste collection
Equipment and maintenance costs for waste collection
Cleaning services costs (if contractor used to clean waste bins)
Ongoing operating costs of steaming unit (3 events per weeks)
(C) Total operating costs of a new waste management program =
Revenue from recycling or redirecting waste under new program
Green waste
Rejected growing media
Imperfect plants (seconds sale)
 Plastics – soft wraps and containers
Cardboard and paper
Steel
Aluminium
Greenhouse cladding and films
Pallets
Other:

(D) Revenue from recycling or redirecting waste =

Cost savings due to a new waste management program.
Reduction in general waste collection costs
Reduction in staff labour used for onsite waste management
Reduction in equipment costs
Savings achieved from reusing materials
Other:
(E) Total cost savings due to a new waste management program =
Net cost of a new waste management program
(B) Total set-up costs of a new waste managment program =
(C) Total operating costs of a new waste management program =
(B) + (C) Gross costs =
(D) Cost savings due to a new waste management and disposal program =
(E) Total cost savings due to a new waste management program =
(D) + (E) Total savings =
(F) Net Cost of new waste management and disposal program =
Change in waste management and disposal costs
(A) Net cost of current waste management and disposal program =
(F) Net Cost of new waste management and disposal program =
Cost savings due to a new waste management and disposal program =
Monthly ($) Annual ($)

$0.00 $0.00

$0.00 $0.00
Monthly ($) Annual ($)

Set-up costs are usually a single outlay in year

$0.00 $0.00
0 of implementing a new program and is not
Monthly ($) recorded as a monthly
Annual ($) cost.

$0.00 $0.00
Monthly ($) Annual ($)

A zero dollar value in revenue indicates that

the recyclable materials are collected free of
charge.

The cost savings are made in the reduction of

general waste collection costs.
 A zero dollar value in revenue indicates that
the recyclable materials are collected free of
charge.

The cost savings are made in the reduction of

$0.00
general waste collection costs.
$0.00
$0.00

This value is automatically calculated once the

current and proposed waste collection costs are
entered.

$0.00 $0.00
Monthly ($) Annual ($)
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00

The annual cost savings are the potential savings achievable from
implementing a new waste management and disposal program including
any set-up costs.

$0.00 The monthly cost savings are the potential savings achievable from
$0.00
implementing a new waste management and disposal program excluding
Monthly ($) any set-up
Annual ($) This represents the estimated saving per month in
costs.
operating costs if the alternative waste management program is
$0.00 $0.00
implemented.
$0.00 $0.00
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$0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $0.00
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This calculator can help to estimate the quantity of waste generated over a month or ye
an actual waste audit. Use this calculator to compare actual waste measurements to esti

Enter the number of bins, the size of the bin, how full the bin is at collection and the nu
quantity of waste generated per year.

Bin type Number of bins Size (m3)

General waste - Industrial bins 2 3

General waste - Domestic bins
General recycling - Industrial bins
General recycling - Domestic bins
Cardboard & paper recycling
Plastic growing container recycling
Soft plastic recycling (wraps/films)
Metal recycling
Other recycling
Estimate of waste gene
ated over a month or year using simple bin information. It should not be used in place of
te measurements to estimated amounts of waste generated.

at collection and the number of collections per month to calculate the volume and

Volume per Volume per

% full at empty Collection per Tonnes per
month year
month year (T/yr)
(m3/mth) (m3/yr)

100% 4 24 288 77.8

0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
0 0 0.0
Estimate of waste generated over a year from bin data = 288 77.8
The bin cost calculator is designed to calculate the collection cost a single bin from the yea
general waste costs in step 3 of the 'Waste management cost estimate worksheet'.

Yearly collection
Bin groups cost

General waste $1,000.00

General recycle
Cardboard & paper
Green waste
Plastic plant containers – (pots, tubes & trays)
Plastics packaging & wrap
E-waste - (printers, computers, controllers, etc.)
Glass – (general use e.g. window panes)
Steel
Aluminium
Other:
single bin from the yearly collection cost. It can also be used to calculate the change in
te worksheet'.

Collections per Cost per collection Cost per bin per

Number of bins month period collection period

2 4
$20.83 $10.42
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
 How much

Waste type Volume (m3)

General waste estimate from bin data

General recycling estimate from bin data

Greenwaste - Soft

Greenwaste - Hard

Depleted or contaminated growing media

Compost - mixed wet

Plastic - hard (containers, tubes & trays)

Plastics - storage drums

Plastic - soft (packaging & wrap or films)

Plastic - polystyrene

Plastics – Builders & weed mat (~ 114g/m2)

Cardboard and paper packaging

Paper only – (Office)

Combined production and office card & paper

Glass – containers

Glass - sheets or panes

Greenhouse films (0.2kg/m2 – 0.5kg/m2)

Greenhouse cladding (e.g. polycarbonate)

Shadecloth (50% shade; 0.12kg/m2)

Sediment traps sludge

Depleted filtration material

Gravel - growing bed

Irrigation pipe – galvanised

Irrigation fittings (solenoids, valves, etc.)

Steel or Metal

Aluminium

E-waste - (printers, computers, controllers, etc.)

Rubber – (forklift/trolley tyres or bumper strips)

Wood/Timber – soft

Wood/Timber - hard

Faulty equipment – (Mechanical e.g. packing or grading machines)

Liquid waste Litres/year

Oils – (mechanical and other lubricants) (Litres)

Chemicals – (liquid or granular) (Litres)

Fertiliser – (liquid or granular) (Litres)

Car or Light truck

Single unit waste per year

Batteries – (car or light truck = 12.5kg, Heavy truck = 14kg)

Tyres – (Car & Light Truck = 14kg, Heavy Truck = 45kg)

Pallets How many

Wooden - small light weight (~10kg each)

Wooden - medium weight (~20 kg each)

Wooden - large heavy weight (~43kg each)

Plastic - small light weight (~7.5kg each)

Plastic - medium weight (~12.5 each)

Plastic -large heavy weight (~25kg each)

 Conversion factor Volume to weight
How much How often (Kg/m3) conversion

Quantitiy Collection or Volume per m3/mth to

(kg) generation period month (m3/mth) Light compaction kg/mth

0 270 0

0 23 0

0 200 0

0 450 0

0 200 0

0 474 0

0 72 0

0 72 0

0 78 0

0 21 0

0 170 0

0 130 0

0 150 0

0 133 0

0 347 0

0 411 0

0 320 0

0 216 0

0 160 0
 0 949 0

0 720 0

0 1800 0

0 120 0

0.000 80 0

0 140 0

0 140 0

0 113 0

0 200 0

0 200 0

0 1000 0

0 68 0

kg/L

0.90 0.00

0.90 0.00

1.10 0.00

Heavy truck Car or Light truck

per year (kg/yr)

0.0

0.0

How often weight (kg)

10

20

43
7.5

12.5

25

Total combined waste gene

 Quantity per Total kg per Total kg per year Total tonnes per
month (kg/mth) month year

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00
 0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0 0.00 0 0.00

0.00 0 0.00

0.00 0 0.00

0.00 0 0.00

Heavy truck Total kg per Total kg per year Total tonnes per
(kg/yr) month year

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.00

 0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.00

0.0 0.0 0.00

Total combined waste generated per year = 0.00

 Discount Rate
Inflation rate

Year
BENEFITS
Under benefits list all cost savings and Benefits from reduced disposal costs
revenue earned that are directly related
Revenue from sale of recyclables
to changing current practices. Then enter
the dollar value each benefit is expected
to return in years 1 to 9.

Note: Benefits are not expected to

provide any savings in year zero.

Total Benefits (present value)

Total Benefits (future value)
COSTS
Under costs list all expenses/costs
Setup costs
incurred due to changing current
practices and enter the dollar value for Operational costs (on-going)
each cost in the following years 1 to 9.

Single one-of set-up costs should only be

entered under year zero. On-going
operational costs are entered for each
year starting at year 1.

Total Costs (present value)

Total Costs (future value)

Net Benefits
Discounted Net Benefits
Payback period (cumulative PV)
B/C Ratio
Net Present Value (NPV)
IRR
 Enter the preferred discount rate for Net Present Value.

5%
0.0%

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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 Waste conversion factors: Volume to We

These conversion factors have been collated from various sources for the purpose of converting gross v
vary depending on the level of compaction and moisture content. Light compaction refers to slight phys
to mechanical compaction by a hydraulic ram or baling machine. To obtain a more accurate waste conv
separately.

Type of waste

General waste – mixed garbage

General recycling

Green waste soft – general (foliage, seedlings)

Green waste hard - woody cuttings (trees & shrubs)

Growing media – Old/Rejected (double weight if wet)

Compost – mixed wet

Plastic - plant pots & trays

Plastic - other storage containers

Plastic - soft (plastic wraps & packaging)

Plastic - polystyrene

Plastics – Builders & weed mat (~ 114g/m2)

Cardboard & paper - packaging

Paper only – Office

Combined production and office card & paper

Glass – containers

Glass – sheets or panes

Greenhouse films –(0.2kg/m2 – 0.5kg/m2)

Greenhouse cladding (polycarbonate) (1.3kg/m2 at 6mm thick)

Shade cloth – (50% shade; 0.12kg/m2)

Sediment traps sludge (wet)

Depleted filtration material (material dependent)

Gravel - growing bed

Irrigation pipe and irrigation fittings

Metal

Aluminium

E-waste – general office & production

Rubber – loose & bumper strips

Pallets – wooden (~20 kg each)

Wood/Timber – soft

Wood/Timber - hard

Plastic – 25L drums (~ weight of 1 drum empty)

Batteries – commercial (size dependent)

Tyres – Car; Light Truck/forklift; Heavy Truck

Faulty equipment – (whitegoods average)

Oils – (mechanical and other lubricants)

Chemicals – (liquid or granular average)

Fertiliser – (liquid or granular average)

sion factors: Volume to Weight

s for the purpose of converting gross volumes to gross weights. Conversion values will
Light compaction refers to slight physical force applied by humans and compacted refers
To obtain a more accurate waste conversion, the material should be sorted and weighed

Kg/m3

Uncompacted Light compaction Compacted

150 270 400

13 23

91 200 445

150 450 900

50 200 400

237 474 949

72 139

10 72 139

39 78 156

14 21 28

70 170 348

100 130 296

76 150 237

100 133 600

250 347 411

411 411 411

43 320 910

216 1190

21 160 455
 720 949 1186

560 720 1000

1500 1800 2000

80 120

140

139 140 154

105 113 120

140 200 400

156 156 156

150 200 300

900 1000 1100

Other units

Light-duty Med-duty Heavy-duty

1kg 1.6kg

~ 5kg Car 12.5kg (75/m3) Truck 18kg (55/m3)

9 kg 14 kg 45 kg

~ 68kg/

0.8 kg/L 0.9 kg/L 0.96 kg/L

0.9 kg/L

0.98 kg/L 1.1 kg/L 1.3kg/L (wet)