The focus of this chapter is to provide insight
into: (i) the estimated required investment in
capital expenditures; and (ii) an indication of
the estimated annual operating expenses.
This also allows for comparison to alternative
cleanup solutions that are currently being utilized.
Sub-chapter 10.1 presents the investment in
capital expenditures; Sub-chapter 10.2 presents
the estimated operating expenditures
and decommissioning costs; Sub-chapter 10.3
inspects various scenarios to provide an indication
of the break-even costs/price. This is in
combination with the mass of plastic removed
assumptions. The chapter then concludes with
cost conclusions and a comparison to alternative
solutions.