Section 096-428-16 - Determining the Median Per Ton Cost of Recycling, Reusing, and Composting for Each Packaging Material TypeAs data allow, the SO must determine a median per ton cost of recycling, reusing, and composting each packaging material type for each group of similar municipalities. Only costs from participating municipalities that have a current complete cost study are used to determine the median per ton cost.
A.Determining the Per Ton Cost for a Packaging Material Type from Commodity Cost. For each participating municipality that has a current complete cost study, the SO must determine the per ton cost of recycling, reusing, and composting each packaging material type for recycling, reusing, or composting as the per ton cost of the commodity with which it was sold.B.Determining the Median Per Ton Cost. The SO must determine a median per ton cost of managing a packaging material type through a management pathway when there are at least three data points to inform the determination. (1) If there are at least three current complete cost studies measuring the per ton cost of a management pathway for a packaging material type, as realized by municipalities in a group of similar municipalities, the SO must determine the median per ton cost using only the current complete cost studies from this group of similar municipalities.(2) If there are not three current complete cost studies measuring the per ton cost of a management pathway for a packaging material type, as realized by municipalities in a group of similar municipalities, the SO must determine the median per ton cost using the per ton costs realized by all participating municipalities with current complete cost studies.(3) If there are not three current complete cost studies measuring the per ton cost of a management pathway for a packaging material type, the SO will not determine the median per ton cost for this management pathway for this packaging material type.06-096 C.M.R. ch. 428, § 16