Managing Garbage from Homes: Options and Impacts
(Handout Part II for The Cost of the Toss)

 
Option*: Net Cost (include sale of any energy produced) ($/yd)
Amount of energy (1 gallon of gas equivalent)
            gal

a. Collection

Landfill

Total

-1,300,000

-520,000

-$1,820,000

Collection

Landfill

Total

-30,000

-13,000

-43,000

b. Collection

Recycling (profit)

Landfill

Total

 -1,400,000

+10,000

-470,000

-$1,860,000

 Collection

Recycling (saves)

Landfill

Total

 -33,000

+300,000

-12,000

+225,000

 c. Collection

Recycling (profit)

Landfill

Total

 -1,500,000

+60,000

-420,000

-$1,860,000

Collection

Recycling (saves)

Landfill

Total

-36,000

+600,00

-9,000

+555,000

d. Collection

Composting

Landfill

Total 

 -1,350,000

-50,000

-450,000

$1,850,000

 Collection

Composting

Landfill

Total

-28,000

+840,000

-2,000

+810,000

e. Collection

Incineration

Landfill

Total 

 -1,250,000

-750,000

-200,000

-$2,200,000

 Collection

Incinerator (produces)

Landfill

Total

-28,000

+840,000

-2,000

+810,000

 
* The options are described in handout part I
 
The Cost Of The Toss
Trash Goes To School
Cornell Waste Management Institute