Returnable Packaging Calculator

A. How many cardboard boxes or containers are used per year?

$ B. What is the average cost per cardboard box packaging

$ C. Additional annual cost for tape, banding, shrink wrap & miscellaneous materials

$ 0.00D. Annual cost of cardboard per limited trip

E. Hours per year spend assembling packaging, if any?

Number of hours per year

$ Per hour labour

$0.00Total

F. Additional Annual Costs

$ Product damage (caused by exposed staples, split boxes, general lack of protection, water contamination, etc.)

$ Double handling within supply chain process

$ Storage costs of packaging materials

$ 0.00Total annual cost of cardboard / limited trip system

G. Total quantity of plastic containers required to replace disposable / limited trip system. Take into account the following:

• Number of containers packed each day
• Number of containers collected at a time
• Frequency of collection
• Time to unpack and return containers (days)
• Shrinkage @ 2% per year
• Buffer stock for seasonal peaks, if any

Total quantity of plastic containers required

$ H. Cost per plastic container

$0.00Cost of implementing a returnable system

J. Other potential costs…

$ Annual transport cost to return empty boxes

$ Annual interest on Capital Sum (if borrowed)

$0.00Total cost of implementing a returnable system