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Instructions for Using SMART BET
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Download the SMART BET Calculator in Microsoft Excel format (379K, XLS, Download Microsoft Excel Viewer)
This tool is designed to estimate the impact of implementing a Saving Money and Reducing Trash (SMART) (also known as Pay as You Throw or PAYT) program. The population entered on the Input Sheet should correspond to the residential population to be affected by the implementation of SMART, and the tons of residential waste currently recycled and disposed should correspond to the same population.
To use this tool you will need the following minimum information:
- The residential population to be affected by SMART
- Tons of residential waste disposed (i.e., landfilled or combusted) for the SMART population
- Tons of residential waste recycled and composted for the SMART population
- Disposal cost per ton (landfill tipping fee or combustion facility fee; use a positive number)
- Cost of recycling per ton (if your recycling program is a net source of revenue, use a positive
number; if it is a net cost, use a negative number)
Additional information that can be used to further tailor your results:
- Whether waste is sent to a landfill, a combustor, or some combination of the two (percent by weight)
- The distance in miles to the landfill or combustion facility
- The composition of the disposal stream in percent by weight of various material types
- The composition of the recycling/composting stream in percent by weight of various material types
All user information is entered on the Input Sheet.
Microsoft Excel Security
Since the SMART BET employs macros, you must have Excel security set to allow the use of macros. The following are directions for applying the correct security settings for Excel 2003 and Excel 2007.
Excel 2003
To operate SMART BET, you must have Excel security
set to medium (recommended) or low (not recommended).
To change this setting, launch Microsoft Excel before
opening the SMART BET tool. Once in Excel, go to
the Tools menu, click on the Macro sub-menu, and
then select "Security". The Security box
will appear. Click on the "Security Level"
tab and select medium. When set to high, macros
are automatically disabled; when set to medium,
Excel will give you the choice to enable macros;
when set to low, macros are always enabled. When
Excel security is set to medium, users are asked
upon opening the tool whether to enable macros.
Macros must be enabled in order for the SMART BET
tool to work. Once they are enabled, the tool will
open to the introduction page.
Excel 2007
To allow macros in Excel 2007, launch Microsoft
Excel 2007 before opening the SMART BET tool. Once
in Excel, select the "Office" icon in
the top left-hand corner and click on “Excel
Options” in the bottom right-hand corner of
the dropdown list. In the Excel Options window,
select the "Trust Center" section and
click on the "Trust Center Settings..."
box. Within the Trust Center Settings window, select
the Macro Settings section and select the button
for "Disable all macros with notification”.
Within the Trust Center settings window, select
the Message Bar and select the "Show the Message
Bar in all applications when content has been blocked"
if not previously selected. Next, open the SMART
BET tool. You will notice a security warning bar
above the tool indicating that macros have been
disabled. Select the "Options..." button
next to the warning. In the "Microsoft Office
Security Options" window that pops up, select
"Enable this content" and click OK.
