| Transfer Costs |
A.12 To locate a suitable site for sanitary landfill, it may be necessary to look beyond what would be viable transport distances for collection trucks. Generally, sanitary landfill costs are substantially lower than other disposal techniques, even when the cost for the implementation of transfer stations and the long-distance haul in transfer vehicles are added. Transfer system costs tend to fall within the ranges shown below.
Transfer system costs
|
Low-income |
Middle-income |
Industrialized | |
| Country |
Country |
Country | |
|
Transfer Cost (in $US/Tonne) |
$3-5/T |
$5-15/T |
$1-20/T |
|
Capital, |
65% |
50% |
35% |
|
Labor, and Operating and Maintenance |
10 | 25 | 45 |
|
Expense (as percentage of cost) |
25 | 25 | 20 |
|
Transfer Cost (in $US/capita/yr) |
$0.62-1.0/c/yr |
$1.5-4.51c/yr |
$9.0-12.0/c/yr |
| Transfer Cost (as percentage of income) |
0.2-0.3% |
0.1-0.2% |
0.05-0.07% |