Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
$61,568
Additional Costs
Monetary Costs
Operational Performance EPW-2000: $40,000/year
Permit: $17,000/year
Reduced transportation cost
Installation: $6400
No compostable waste matter
Electricity: $967.64
Biomix: $112/year
Labor: (25 hours/ week) $19,500
Costs: $83,979.64 in the first
year
Cost-Benefit In-Vessel Stakeholder Reactions
Composter
Students
Faculty
Sustainability Performance Cedar Grove
Local community
Closed system
Produces compost
Reduce transportation Costs
Reduce Carbon Emissions
Engagement of Community
Marketing communications Monetary Benefits
Programs and Activities Reduced Transportation $54,000
(students, faculty, organizations)
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Use In-Vessel Composter Net Benefit $54,000 / year
Monetary Costs
Operational Performance
Less pickups from Cedar Grove
Reduce compostable waste mass Big Hanna T480 $154,000
by 90% Permit: $17,000/year
License to compost: $800
Installation: TBD
Electricity: $3,032
Labor (25 hours per week): $19,500
Costs: $194,332 in the first year
Comparison
Technology Cost Benefits Drawbacks Net Benefit Time for ROI
$54,000/year
Recommendations In-Vessel Composter Big Hanna
Processed on-site
Reduced GHG Emissions
Minimal collection
required = savings
Mature compost end
product
Community
contribution
Works Cited
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Background
Griffith-Onnen, Isaac, Zak Patten, and Jennifer Wong. "On-Site Food Systems for Food Waste." (2013): 1-55. MassDEP Food Waste Final Report. Northeastern University, 26 Apr.
2013. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/recycle/reduce/massdep-food-waste-final-report.pdf>.
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