New Reuse InitiativeTurn-Key3yr100K uses/yr
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Volume & Baseline

$

Your current cost for a single-use container

$0.01
$0.20
$0.99

Containers already owned — reduces upfront purchase cost

Hardware

Smart Return Bins (SRB)
2
Smart Return Stations (SRS)
3
Checkout Devices
3

Internal Notes

LTV : CACGREAT
4.1×
LTV $81,024Annual revenue $40,418Annual costs $13,410CAC $20,000

Turn-Key — Reusables leases containers to the client. No upfront inventory cost; ongoing lease fee applies.

Client-Owned — Client purchases containers upfront. Higher initial cost, no lease fee.

Lost containers — Client-Owned only. If guests are accountable, loss cost is borne by them (via deposit or charge). If the client bears it, replacement cost is modelled in the upfront investment.

Reusables Quote

New Reuse Initiative

Turn-Key · 3-year contract · 100,000 uses/yr

ROI

Instant

Savings from day 1

Year 1 savings

$19,582

vs. single-use

Year 2 savings

$39,164

Cumulative

Year 3 savings

$58,746

Cumulative

Cost per reuse

$0.454

vs $0.65 single-use

Inventory required

1,200

containers

Hardware deployment

Smart Return Bin
×2

SRB

Smart Return Bin

Unit / yr

$3,750

Total / yr

$7,500

Smart Return Station
×3

SRS

Smart Return Station

Unit / yr

$1,375

Total / yr

$4,125

Checkout Device
×3

Checkout

Checkout Device

Unit / yr

$1,875

Total / yr

$5,625

Cumulative cost comparison

36-month view — where the lines cross is your payback point

Payback

Mo 1

Annual cost breakdown

vs. $65,000 current single-use spend

Reusables Software Subscription$20,000
Smart Return Bins2 units$7,500
Smart Return Stations3 units$4,125
Checkout Devices3 units$5,625
Container Lease1,200 containers$3,168
Cleaning & Collection Labour$5,000
Total Annual Program Cost$45,418

Container inventory

1,200 containers

3× daily operational buffer ·
$264/mo lease

Annual lease cost

$3,168

Environmental impact

5,000kg

Waste diverted

100,000L

Water saved

20.0t CO₂e

Carbon avoided

Annual estimates · 100,000 reuses vs. single-use equivalents · actual metrics vary by container type