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A SOCIAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF EXTENDING AN EXISTING RECYCLING PLANT TO ACCOMMODATE THE RECYCLING OF THE PLASTIC FRACTION OF CABLE SCRAP

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This paper investigates the economic efficiency of extending an existing cable wasterecycling plant to accommodate the recycling of the plastic fraction of cable waste. Thepaper shows that when a cost benefit analysis (CBA) is carried out, the decision-makingcriteria generate conflicting results. More specifically, the net present value (NPV) isgreater than zero, the internal rate of return (IRR) is less than the social discount rate, andthe benefit cost ratio (BCR) is less than unity. Based on these results, one is unable toprovide unqualified support for the project.

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