Recycling Bin Savings Calculator

Existing Waste Activity

To start simply add your general waste costings

No. of Recycling bins

One recycling bin will serve 10 people based on 100L size Envirobin. For example: for 50 people enter 5 recycling bins. These can be adapted for different waste streams.

Time to empty each (minutes per bin)

Allow 3 minutes each bin for empty and/or transfer to central collection points.

Labour Rate (£ per hour)

Hourly cost of cleaning time plus employer’s national insurance.

Empties (per week)

Number of times each bin is emptied in a week.

Daily waste per bin (kg)

Weight of waste per bin (average between 0.1-0.5 Kg) (remember food waste is heavier than paper waste)

Cost to Landfill /tonne (tax plus associated costs)

Landfill tax = £80 per tonne (1/4/2014) plus costs of skip lifts/transport/storage etc. Average cost = approx £130 per tonne.

Total working days (per year)

365 minus public holidays, closures, weekends etc. Office average approx 250 days

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Estimate Recycling Costs

Next, enter your recycling data to see how much you could save

No. of Recycling bins

One recycling bin will serve 10 people based on 100L size Envirobin. For example: for 50 people enter 5 recycling bins. These can be adapted for different waste streams.

Time to empty each (minutes per bin)

Allow 3 minutes each bin for empty and/or transfer to central collection points.

Labour Rate (£ per hour)

Hourly cost of cleaning time plus employer’s national insurance.

Empties (per week)

1-5 depending on preference and volumes of waste. Average = 2 empties for 100L capacity recycle/general waste bins. (Based on using 5 bins for 50 people as above example)

% of which landfill

This figure can be obtained from your waste management company. With efficient recycling systems in place this can be as little as 10-20%.

Cost to Recycle (tonne)

This figure can be obtained from your waste management company. Please include any income received from your recycled waste, after costs are deducted – i.e. glass, plastic or paper. Average cost for collection of 1 tonne of mixed dry recycling = £50-£70.

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Labour costs per year

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Total cost per year

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Total Savings Per Year: £0.00

Envirobin Costs

Finally, select your preferred Envirobin(s) to see your return on investment.

Average cost per Envirobin (excluding VAT): £ - Please select from the above

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Return on investment

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Payback period (days)

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