Is cost REALLY the #1 obstacle to getting a waste min program started?

Discussion in 'Best Practices for Starting a Waste Min Program' started by Andy, Aug 21, 2013.

  1. Andy

    Andy Administrator Waste Min Publisher 2013 Industrial Waste Survey Participant

    An interesting bit of information shook out of our 2103 research:

    "Cost savings/reduction" was the #1 BENEFIT of waste min program... but "cost" was also the #1 OBSTACLE to reducing and managing waste effectively.

    That leads me to a question about the obstacles to getting programs started... is cost really the primary obstacle to starting a program (ie $10,000 is just too expensive), or is the core problem really that cost savings/payback is unclear or hard to calculate in some cases?
    Last edited: Sep 12, 2013
    Andy, Aug 21, 2013
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