Copper Pipe & Fittings at Lowes.com. Michael Shapiro, director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste, also weighed in on the benefits of recycling: "A well-run curbside recycling program can cost anywhere from 50 to more than 150 per ton.trash collection and disposal programs, on the other hand, cost anywhere from 70 to more than 200 per ton.