This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Previous recycling costs'.
Revised collection cost estimates - as at June 2020
Assessment WITH bin capital included in col ection cost, completed by Morrison Low
Organic Collection 
Refuse Col ection Service
Recycling Collection Service
Service
Scenario
Rates Funded Refuse  Rates Funded Refuse 
Opt-out Refuse Service
Bins
Bins
PAYT Refuse Bins
120L, Weekly
240L, Fortnightly
120L, Weekly
Crates, Weekly
2-stream, Fortnightly Green Waste, Monthly
Households
37,000
37,000
37,000
37,000
37,000
37,000
37,000
Participation rate
0%
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
50%
Presentation rate
n/a
90%
90%
60%
90%
90%
80%
Tonnes per year
0
20,779
20,779
16,623
7,965
9,106
7,696
Operating Costs
Collection cost (including bin lease)
$0
$1,980,044
$1,128,230
$1,714,285
$2,600,677
$2,057,320
$1,160,956
Disposal / processing cost
$0
$2,222,471
$2,222,471
$1,777,977
$796,536
$1,229,556
$230,880
Recycling revenue
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$0
-$227,573
$0
Council administration (10%)
$0
$420,251
$335,070
$349,226
$339,721
$305,930
$139,184
Total service cost
$0
$4,622,766
$3,685,771
$3,841,488
$3,736,935
$3,365,233
$1,531,020
PAYT revenue
$0
$0
$0
$3,940,820
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cost recovery from rates (excl. GST)
$0
$4,622,766
$3,685,771
$0
$3,736,935
$3,365,233
$1,531,020
Annual cost per participating household (incl. GST)
$285
$144
$115
$234
$116
$105
$95

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