Municipalities often see fiscal benefits from implementing recycling programs, largely due to the reduced landfill costs.

A city of one million whose landfill costs equal the national average of $26 a ton can save $7 million a year with recycling.

So Graz saves €100,000 a year in landfill costs.

Municipal sewage districts save large amounts of money by not having to pay expensive landfill costs, typically between $75-$90/ton.

New York City's 250,000 businesses will soon be paying less for garbage collection, thanks in part to reduced landfill costs.

Those costs were generally added to the asset called "land, primarily landfill costs," Mr. Knight said.

Rising landfill costs mean that it's increasingly important for your business to find other ways to deal with the waste you do produce.

Exploding landfill costs had exacerbated this trend.

With landfill costs rising, zoos can spend thousands of dollars a year getting rid of the waste.

The recycling of fly ash has become an increasing concern in recent years due to increasing landfill costs and current interest in sustainable development.