A Bin of Solidifier or a Contamination Fine: Doing the Arithmetic
One recycling contamination charge can exceed a year of solidifier for the same bins. Where fines come from, how to cost a dose, and the cost of a refused lift.
One recycling contamination charge can exceed a year of solidifier for the same bins. Where fines come from, how to cost a dose, and the cost of a refused lift.
You have spent weeks getting the dose right, and then the load leaves on a truck and becomes somebody else’s problem. Except it does not quite: if the receiving site rejects it, the problem comes back to you as a contamination charge and a phone call. Understanding what happens at the gate is …
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