So, it's your understanding of economics and the market place that, if Butterball had to pay (say) $100 per ton to dispose of their waste prior to the CWT-Carthage plant, that the CWT plant would charge Butterball $0 per ton to dispose of it now?
--Boot Hill
No, it's my understanding of economics that if Butterball were to have to pay $100 per ton per day prior to the plant opening for waste disposal they were out $100 per ton per day. Now they have to pay $50 a ton per day to process it with their new plant and they get $25 a ton per day in saleable resources. So instead of paying $100 per ton per day, they have a net payment of $25 a ton per day.
Now you may see a loss of $100 equaling a loss of $25 (after all, it's still a loss, right?), but the way I understand economics they are in a much better position financially.