When the Landfill Levy Rises: Reworking the Bin Economics of a 200-Cover Restaurant
A 200-cover restaurant sends out nine 120-litre bins a week, averaging 55 kilos each. That is 495 kilos a week, 25.7 tonnes a year. On a landfill levy of 110 dollars a tonne, a gate fee of 85 and a haul charge of 42 dollars a lift, the annual waste bill comes to about 12,600 dollars. Add two rejecte…
