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Cost your recycling process!
Record your plastic recycling process for 2 weeks to understand the costs involved from different sources and for different types and colours! This calculator provides a breakdown cost per kilo for your plastic recycling process, allowing you to make more informed decisions on where to collect your plastic waste from and how much to charge for your products!%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='Layer_1'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20x='0px'%20y='0px'%20viewBox='0%200%2044.6%2043.9'%20style='enable-background:new%200%200%2044.6%2043.9;'%20xml:space='preserve'%3e%3cstyle%20type='text/css'%3e%20.st0{fill:%231D1D1B;}%20%3c/style%3e%3ctitle%3eicon%20time%20needed%3c/title%3e%3cg%20id='Calque_1'%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M20.5,0.5c-5.8,1.1-11,4.2-14.7,8.7c-3.4,4.3-6.3,11.5-5.7,17.1C1.5,40.9,15,45,27.8,43.6%20c10.3-1.2,17.5-15.5,16.8-25C43.7,7.2,31.9-2.2,20.5,0.5c-1.6,0.4-0.9,2.8,0.7,2.4c11.1-2.6,21.6,7.7,21,18.6%20c-0.3,4.3-1.9,8.4-4.4,11.8c-3.5,4.9-7.2,7.8-13.5,8c-10.6,0.4-22.3-4.4-21.8-17C3.2,13.8,10.8,5,21.1,2.9%20C22.7,2.6,22,0.2,20.5,0.5z'/%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M19.9,6.7c0.1,5.2,0.4,10.5,0.9,15.7c0.1,1.6,2.6,1.6,2.5,0c-0.5-5.2-0.8-10.4-0.9-15.7c0-0.7-0.6-1.2-1.2-1.2%20S19.9,6,19.9,6.7z'/%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M21.2,23.3c2.1,1.8,4.3,3.4,6.6,4.9c1.4,0.8,2.7-1.4,1.3-2.1c-2.1-1.3-4.2-2.8-6.1-4.5%20C21.7,20.6,20,22.3,21.2,23.3L21.2,23.3z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
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Download Cost Calculator
Download the file attached to this how-to.
GUIDANCE is provided in the EXCEL DOCUMENT and a walkthrough in the YOUTUBE VIDEO.
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Fill in processes and respective utility usage
Follow steps 1 through 8 on page one which overviews all your machines, vehicles, utilities and other things which cost money within your recycling process.
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Input plastic waste collected or delivered
Input batches of plastic waste collected or delivered.
They will be assigned an ID.
Select this ID on subsequent sheets to detail what was in those batches after sorting etc.
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4
Get a cost summary!
After completing the process for a batch of plastic waste it will show up in the cost summary page.
After doing this for 2 weeks or multiple batches you will be able to see your average recycling cost by source, by type and colour and by delivery and collection run.
Hopefully this helps!
Need any help or have any questions - email me - charlie.pullen@alumni.lis.ac.uk
I have also attached the academic study related to this work at the top if you're interested in the process.
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