CIWMB Electronic Waste Recycling Program R.W. Beck, Inc. Humboldt State University Net Cost Report Training

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. The next hour…  Overview of the net cost reporting requirement  Walk through reporting forms  Q&A

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Purpose of Net Cost Reports  Inform the Board’s review of standard payment rates and consumer fees  Identify and understand trends

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. What is required?  Defined in regulations ( )  Information on actual operating costs  Summary of costs, revenue and net cost per pound for collecting and recycling CEW  Deadline: March 1 each year  Maintain documentation on file

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Important Reminders  Include costs & revenue for CEW only  Report on collection & recycling separately  Don’t include CIWMB revenue  Report your best reasonable estimate

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Information Required to be Maintained on File  Reasonable justification & clear explanation of reported net cost  Generally, standard operating & accounting documents; and  Notes on assumptions and calculations

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Top Concerns About Net Cost Reports  Separating CEW handling from other activities  Administrative burden  Accuracy

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Overall, how accurate to you expect your reported costs to be?  17% - Extremely accurate  52% - Fairly accurate  12% - Fairly inaccurate  14% - Extremely inaccurate  5% - Not sure

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. Top Suggestions from Collectors and Recyclers  Provide standardized forms and detailed guidance  Keep it simple  Allow as much flexibility as possible

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. The Guide and Standard Forms  Simplify and clarify preparing net cost reports  Provide a common format  Facilitate CIWMB analysis  Not required but strongly recommended

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. What revenue to include?  Collectors:  Collection contract and service fees  Processor payments over and above the standard 20 cent payment  Recyclers:  Sale of recycled CEW components  Do not include revenue from CIWMB.

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. What costs to include?  Those attributable to CEW collection and recycling only.  Break out by labor, transportation and other.  Recyclers: Don’t count pass through of CIWMB payments.

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. How to allocate costs to CEW?  Any reasonable approach is allowed provided the method is clearly identified and represents a good-faith effort to estimate costs as accurately as possible  Usually volume allocations are best  Indicate method in column C and describe approach in line 29

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. How to submit reports  By mail to: CIWMB Attn: Electronic Waste Recycling Program, MS # I Street, Box 4025 Sacramento, CA

Humboldt State UniversityR. W. Beck, Inc. For more Information and Help  CIWMB Web Site: nics/Act2003/Recovery/NetCost/ nics/Act2003/Recovery/NetCost/  Google “CIWMB, net cost report”  Matt McCarron, ,