Alma Economics worked with ReLondon to create an online analysis tool to enable users to assess the costs and benefits of the Flats Recycling Package, a set of measures designed to increase recycling rates. The tool is aimed at housing providers, building managers and others who want to implement the package to improve recycling and waste collection services in apartment blocks.

Our developer team based the tool on a granular cost-benefit analysis framework designed by our researchers. Users of the tool receive a breakdown of the estimated costs of implementing the Flats Recycling Package, divided into initial setup costs and ongoing maintenance costs. The environmental benefits of improved recycling were quantified to develop monetised estimates, focusing in particular on carbon emissions. The social value of improved recycling was calculated based on a survey exploring residents’ willingness to pay for improvements.

The tool was extensively piloted in coordination with several London boroughs and housing associations to ensure it was user-friendly and intuitive.

➥ The tool can be found here.