Aggregation savings

Compare the cost of servicing multiple decommissioning sites independently against rolling them into one bundled pickup run. Built for recyclers and decom contractors pricing bundled RFPs on the marketplace.

Share with your team or CFO4 sites · 60 tons · 180 mi to recycler

Bundle shape

Sites in bundle

Total tons

Miles to recycler

One-way, facility ↔ bundle centroid.

Miles between sites

Avg leg on multi-stop route.

Truck & fuel

Capacity (tons)

Loaded MPG

Diesel ($/gal)

Driver

Driver ($/hr)

Avg speed (mph)

Sorting / facility labor

Sort hrs/ton: standalone

Sort hrs/ton: bundled

Labor ($/hr)

Bundled runs cleaner because panels arrive sorted by OEM/technology, with less handling per ton.

Mobilization fees

Per site (standalone)

= $4,800 for 4 separate trips

Bundled (flat)

One consolidated run, one mobilization.

Savings per bundle

$3,010

36.2% vs. standalone pickups

Cost/ton delta

−$50/ton

$139 → $88 /ton

Truck utilization

83%

Full load (3 trucks)

Standalone vs. bundled

Every row is the same input applied two ways: 4 separate pickups vs. one multi-stop route.

Cost driver	Standalone	Bundled	Δ
Trucks dispatched	4	3	−1
Total miles driven	1,440 mi	1,485 mi	+45 mi
Fuel	222 gal · $886	228 gal · $914	+$28
Driver time	28.8 hrs · $1,094	29.7 hrs · $1,129	+$34
Mobilization	$4,800	$2,400	−$2,400
Sorting labor	48 hrs · $1,536	27 hrs · $864	−$672
Total cost	$8,317	$5,306	−$3,010
$/ton blended	$139/ton	$88/ton

Where the savings come from

Stacked cost breakdown: hover to compare heights. Bundled wins on mobilization and sort labor; it can lose a little on mileage if the multi-stop route is long.

FuelDriverMobilizationSort labor

Rationale

Servicing 4 sites for 60 tons as separate pickups costs about $8,317 ($139/ton). Rolling them into a single multi-stop route brings that down to $5,306 ($88/ton), a 36.2% saving, or $3,010 per bundle.

The big levers are mobilization (4 site fees collapse to one flat), sort labor (fewer handling hours per ton when volume is high and the mix is consistent), and truck utilization (83% loaded vs. 63% on standalone partial loads).

Break-even ≈ 4 tons. Below that volume, the extra multi-stop mileage plus the flat bundled mobilization doesn't pay back; quote those jobs standalone or keep bundling until you clear the threshold.

Next step

Use this number to justify a volume discount in your next bundled bid on the marketplace. A recycler who can show a transparent savings math model typically wins on trust, not just price.

Browse open bundled RFPs or estimate the material-value anchor for your bid.

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Cost driver

Standalone

Bundled

Trucks dispatched

−1

Total miles driven

1,440 mi

1,485 mi

+45 mi

Fuel

222 gal · $886

228 gal · $914

+$28

Driver time

28.8 hrs · $1,094

29.7 hrs · $1,129

+$34

Mobilization

$4,800

$2,400

−$2,400

Sorting labor

48 hrs · $1,536

27 hrs · $864

−$672

Total cost

$8,317

$5,306

−$3,010

$/ton blended

$139/ton

$88/ton