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materials are packaged in 55-gallon steel drums before being transported to the
smelter. The drums are piled up outside the rear of the building and are then taken
in truckloads to the smelter. The Horwitz & Pintis Company supplies the drums.
Additional steel drum suppliers are listed below.

From visual inspections made during walkthrough, it was found that nonhazardous
and hazardous materials are incorrectly disposed of in inappropriate containers. A
large percentage of apparently nonhazardous materials were found in hazardous waste
containers. This material could be disposed of more economically in the general trash
since the waste assessment team assumes that it costs the manufacturer more to dis-
pose waste via the independent waste hauler.
Further research should be conducted to determine which materials actually need to
be disposed of through the smelter.

8.10.14 IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSFUL OFFICE-PAPER
RECYCLING PROGRAM

The company generates approximately 137,338 lb of nonhazardous paper waste annu-
ally and receives no revenue from recycling it. Therefore, it would be profitable to find
a way to reduce the amount of paper generated from the facility and a way to recycle
it for revenue.
Of the 137,338 lb of nonhazardous paper disposed annually, 95,184 lb are paper
plus mixed office paper (MOP). In addition, there is also a significant amount of com-
puter printout (CPO). Under the current arrangement, this paper waste, along with all
other types of paper, is hauled by the waste hauler to a landfill, and no revenue from
recycling is received. This translates to approximately $5446 per year in paper-disposal
costs. Calculations for this figure are shown in Table 8.18. Table 8.19 illustrates the
potential annual revenue by instituting a paper-recycling program.
The company began an office-paper recycling program about 1 year ago. BFI col-
lects toters of mixed office paper for a total of $10 per month. No revenue is achieved
in this program. Also, BFI believes that less than 3000 lb of mixed office paper is col-
lected per month. If the company were to step-up the paper-recycling program, not

TABLE 8.18 ANNUAL COST OF PAPER DISPOSAL

Total paper disposed of per year 137,338 lb
Size of BFI compactor 42 yd 3

Cost per pull $297.93
Hopper rental cost per month $118.45

Approximate paper density 250 lb/yd 3
Total paper disposed of per month 45.8 yd 3

Resultant annual cost $5446