Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Material Recovery Value at 58% saleable recovered-material share: a worked example

Suppose saleable recovered-material share falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate value from recovered recyclable material using recovered weight, market value per unit, saleable recovery share, and fixed processing cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recovered material from the stream: 18,000 kg (held at the documented default)
  • Market value of recovered material: 0.64 $ / kg (held at the documented default)
  • Saleable recovered-material share: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 81)
  • Fixed sorting, baling, assay, or broker cost to subtract: 2,400 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross saleable material value = recovered material from the stream × market value of recovered material × saleable recovered-material share.
  • Net material recovery value works out to 9,082 net material recovery value at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Value per recovered kg works out to 0.5 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Gross saleable material value works out to 6,682 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed sorting, baling, assay, or broker cost to subtract works out to 2,400 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where saleable recovered-material share sits at 81% and the headline result is 11,731 net material recovery value, this scenario comes in 22.59% below the baseline at 9,082 net material recovery value.
  • It computes the net value of a recovered material stream after applying saleable yield to the market price and subtracting fixed processing and brokerage costs. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Net material recovery value: 9,082 net material recovery value (headline result)
  • Value per recovered kg: 0.5 $ / piece
  • Gross saleable material value: 6,682 $
  • Fixed sorting, baling, assay, or broker cost to subtract: 2,400 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Material Recovery Value calculator, set saleable recovered-material share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.