Municipal Waste Sorting Equipment worked example
Recovered Commodity Value at 61% recovery yield: a worked example
Suppose recovery yield falls to 61%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the gross commodity revenue from recovered material using inbound tons, commodity price, and the actual recovery yield for the stream.
The inputs for this scenario
- Inbound tons of target stream: 120 tons (held at the documented default)
- Commodity market price: 320 $ / ton (held at the documented default)
- Recovery yield: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
- Fixed broker rebate or premium: 0 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable recovered commodity value = inbound tons x commodity market price x recovery yield.
- Total recovered commodity value works out to 23,424 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Recovered value per ton works out to 195 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Variable recovered commodity value works out to 23,424 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed broker rebate or premium works out to 0 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where recovery yield sits at 85% and the headline result is 32,640 $, this scenario comes in 28.24% below the baseline at 23,424 $.
- It computes total recovered commodity revenue from inbound tons, market price, and recovery yield, plus a fixed broker adjustment. 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
- Total recovered commodity value: 23,424 $ (headline result)
- Recovered value per ton: 195 $ / piece
- Variable recovered commodity value: 23,424 $
- Fixed broker rebate or premium: 0 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Recovered Commodity Value calculator, set recovery yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.