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Originally Posted by GGG
The question is if it isn't in the long run cheaper once all externalities are considered. Why are we doing it?
If all of those things you listed only provide "feeling better about ourselves" as a benefit we shouldn't do it.
The price of methane emission is a bit of a wild card but outside of that Landfill costs and volumes are known so it should be quite easy to produce a time value of money calc to show this is a net benefit to the city.
If it doesn't save the city money it shouldn't be done.
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Yeah we aren't going to agree on this topic. I'm willing to spend the $6.50 if it's better for the environment in the long run, regardless if it's cheaper or not.