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Recycling Pilot Program Summary <br />Table 9 <br />Comparison of Participation Rates Before and During the Pilot <br />(Bi- Weekly Routes) <br />Single- Single- Addt'I Larger Bin Control <br />Stream Stream Education Capacity <br />Contrast <br />Participation 85.3% 91.8% 79.6% 78.5% 85.8% <br />Before <br />Participation 94.3% 96.7% 89.5% 93.3% 89.3% <br />During <br />Percentage 9.0% 4.9% 9.9% 14.8% 3.5% <br />Change <br />The pilot route with the largest increase in participation was the Larger Bin Capacity <br />route (14.8 %). <br />The results of the weekly pilot route participation data are reflected below in Table 10. <br />Participation for the weekly route was defined as a household that set out recyclable <br />materials at least once during the first six collection events and once during the second <br />six collection events of the pilot. <br />Table 10 <br />Participation Rates Before and During the Pilot <br />(Weekly Route) <br />Participation Before (Bi- Weekly) 82.0% <br />First 6 Weeks of Pilot Second 6 Weeks of Pilot <br />Participation During (Weekly) 87.2% 87.5% <br />As was the case in the set -out rates, the percent change in participation rates before <br />and during the pilot were not calculated because of the different collection schedules. <br />Surveys <br />The City conducted two mail surveys, before and after the pilot study. Near the end of <br />the "Before" period, residents in the test areas were sent a pilot program introduction <br />letter and survey. The purposes of these surveys were to remind residents what <br />materials were accepted in the program and to ask residents about their recycling <br />habits. Residents were asked to identify what they recycle and give a reason(s) why <br />they do not recycle other items. There were two policy related questions asked: <br />• What currently motivates you to recycle ?; and <br />• What would motivate you to recycle more? <br />18 DRAFT B1605 <br />