Environmental Compliance, Waste & Water Management worked example

Scrap Landfill Cost at 72% landfilled scrap share: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop landfilled scrap share to 72%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate scrap landfill cost from scrap sent to landfill, landfill tipping rate, applicable share, and fixed environmental fees.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrap sent to landfill: 42 tons (held at the documented default)
  • Landfill tipping rate: 132 $ / ton (held at the documented default)
  • Landfilled scrap share: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Scrap hauling and container fees: 540 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable cost = scrap sent to landfill × landfill tipping rate × landfilled scrap share.
  • Total scrap landfill cost works out to 4,532 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Landfill cost per scrap ton works out to 108 $ / ton at these inputs.
  • Variable scrap landfill cost works out to 3,992 $ at these inputs.
  • Scrap hauling and container fees works out to 540 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where landfilled scrap share sits at 100% and the headline result is 6,084 $, this scenario comes in 25.51% below the baseline at 4,532 $.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to landfilled scrap share, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes a single blended tipping rate and does not credit any recycling revenue, so it shows gross disposal cost rather than net cost after recovered-material sales.

Results at a glance

  • Total scrap landfill cost: 4,532 $ (headline result)
  • Landfill cost per scrap ton: 108 $ / ton
  • Variable scrap landfill cost: 3,992 $
  • Scrap hauling and container fees: 540 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Scrap Landfill Cost calculator, set landfilled scrap share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.