Buying
Recycled can be a Substantial Money Saver
Many
recycled content products provide immediate savings because they are less expensive or
offer long-term savings because they are more durable than their virgin counterpart. Some cost competitive products include
remanufactured toner cartridges, computer diskettes, and retread tires. Decking, marine piers, park benches, tables, and
car stops manufactured from recycled plastic are excellent examples of durable, low
maintenance products. Products such as these
may have a higher initial cost but will save money over the lifetime of the product. Furthermore, as demand and availability increases,
more recycled products will be cost competitive to their virgin counterparts.
What your
company throws away has a direct relationship to what it buys. If disposal can be avoided by reducing, reusing,
or recycling materials, your company will avoid related labor, storage, and disposal
costs. Similarly, if your company can reuse
materials or reduce the amount it uses, it will save on materials costs.
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This tip is an excerpt from the Buy Recycled Business Alliance’s Buy Recycled
Guidebook. A copy of the guidebook is
available through WasteCap. You can visit the
BRBA online at http://brba.nrc-recycle.org.
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