Winter 2011 Newsletter
Chute machines, trade shows and glass recycling figures!
BottleCycler at the Clubs & Hotels 2011 Expo
Come and see BottleCycler at the Melbourne Clubs & Hotels 2011 Expo on 31.05.2011 - 01.06.2011
Spring 2010 Newsletter
Read about BottleCycler's 500th client and other exciting news!
Winter 2010 Newsletter
Read our latest newsletter - monitor your carbon emissions using CO2 reporting and achieve environmental best practice.
Previous Newsletters
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Specifications for Design and Fit-Out
Changing the way you look? Why not change the way you manage your glass recycling and save time. space and money and reduce your footprint on the environment.
400 Venues Using BottleCycler!
Over 400 venues are now using BottleCycler - recycling an average of 350 tonnes of glass per month and you don't have to be big to benefit..
Victorian Premier Sustainability Awards 2009
BottleCycler one of 3 companies shortlisted as finalist

Savings with BottleCycler

Current Situation (example) Time/Cost


Put bottles in blue crates (avg 20 bottles) 5 mins
Bring blue crates to loading dock (6 on a trolley) 8 mins
Hand sort by colour 10 mins
Walk back 5 mins
Total cost in time per 6 bar bins 28 mins
 
20-50 crates per day: average 35 = 700 bottles 1143 minutes
Hours per week 19.1 hours
 
With BottleCycler
 
Put bottles in BottleCycler (avg 300 bottles per bin) 15 mins
Bring bin to loading dock 5 mins
Walk back 5 mins
Total cost in time per BottleCycler Bin 25 mins
 
700 bottles per week = 2.5 times 62.5 minutes
Hours per week 1.0 hours
 
Total savings in hours per week 18.0 hours
At $ 50 per hour ( total company cost ) $901
Glass Collection cost per week @ $5.00 per bin * 3 bins $ 15
Difference $ per week $ 886
Savings $ per year $46,056
 


Additional advantages:
- Space saving: no more blue crates stacked behind the bar, in the eye of customers.
- OH&S issues: safer transport of bottles, no manual sorting involved.
- Space saving and tidier workplace in the loading dock: instead of 6-9 sulo's and 50 spare crates, 3-4 little blue bins.
- Noise reduction in loading dock.