RE: How much do businesses budget for waste?

["Hillenbrand, Steve J." <sjhillenbrand@tva.gov>]

That is just for the cost of disposal I bet.  The cost of process loss
and scrap and reject raw materials wasted is much much more and should
be considered.

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>From: 	THE HINSDALE CONSULTING GROUP[SMTP:thcg@mailzone.com]
>Sent: 	Friday, May 09, 1997 10:39 AM
>To: 	thcg@mailzone.com
>Subject: 	Re: How much do businesses budget for waste?
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>Cherri...At 10:45 AM 5/6/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>>A waste management business in our area asked me to post this question. 
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>>Need an estimate of the percentage of a business' budget dedicated to
>>waste disposal.
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>>If anyone one has a state or national average you could share it would
>>be greatly appreciated.  Please send all responses to:
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>My research over the past 10 years has indicated that waste disposal costs
>vary directly with the generator's Standard Industrial Code and range from
>a low of about 0.3% to as much as 2.7% of a company's gross sales.
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>regards,
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