Weigh costs and benefits worksheet
| Present Disposal Costs | Monthly | Annual |
| Garbage Bills ($) | ||
| Confidential destruction costs | ||
| Equipment costs (trash cans, compator, etc.) | ||
| Labor (janitorial)1 | ||
| Revenue from any current recycling program | - | - |
| Total Disposal Costs | ||
| Source Reduction Implementaion Costs | Monthly | Annual |
| Disposal costs adjusted downward to reflect reduced service2 | ||
| Coordinator's Time | ||
| Publicity | ||
| Adjustments to janitorial or collection labor (up or down) | ||
| Any equipment (one time costs) | ||
| Installation (one time costs) | ||
| Total Costs | ||
| Savings | |
| Present disposal costs | |
| Source reduction implementation costs | |
| Net Savings (Costs) | |
1Assign only a percentage of your janitorial costs since janitors provide other services besides waste removal.
2Estimate how much your source reduction program will reduce your waste stream, then call your disposal company to find the cost of less frequesnt service or smaller bins.
CREDITS: This worksheet was adapted from the "Justification Worksheet" designed by George Luker of National Semi-Condutor, Santa Clara, CA
SOURCE: "Your Office Paper Recycling Guide," written by Jane Grossman for the San Francisco Recycling Program, a division of the Solid Waste Management Program, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-554-6193