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ROSEVILLE RESIDENT SURVEY ABOUT RECYCLING AND GARBAGE COLLECTION OVERVIEW The Roseville Resident Survey about Recycling and Garbage Collection was conducted as a mail survey by the Minnesota Center for Survey Research at the University of Minnesota and was funded by the City of Roseville. A total of 800 dwelling units were selected for the sample, 585 from single-family dwellings (those with 8 or fewer units} and 215 from multi-family dweliings (those with 9 or more units). Questions were asked regarding the services the city provides for recycling and garbage collection. In addition, residents were asked questions about the disposal of household hazardous waste, the disposal of appliances and other electronic items, and the disposal of yard waste, leaves and brush. Mailing and data collection were conducted from January 2 to February 12, 2002. Questionnaires were completed and returned by 531 households: 449 were completed by single-family residents and $2 were completed by multi-family residents. The overall single-family response rate was 78%. The overall multi-family response rate was 47%. GOALS The goal of the Roseville Resident Survey about Recycling and Garbage Co1le�tion (Roseville Resident Survey) was to gather information from residents of Roseville regarding the services the city provides for recycling and garbage collection. The questionnaire was designed to gauge how citizens felt about the current recycling and garbage collection service, to find out if there was any interest in changing the system, and if there was interest, how the system should be changed. This information will be used to develop the best and most cost effective recycling and garbage collection services for the residents of Roseville. STUDY DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT The Roseville Resident Survey was conducted as a mail survey by the Minnesota Center for Survey Resea.rch (MCSR) at the University of Minnesota and was fundec� by the City of Roseville. The highest standards of quality survey research were employed in conducting this project. The administrative coordination of the project was provided by MCSR Director, Rossana Armson. Project Manager, Vicki McEvoy, was responsible for coding and edi�ing, and writing the rnethodology report. MCSR Data Manager, Anne Caron, was responsible for ensuring data accuracy and conversion of the raw ASCII data into an SPSS system file format for analysis. She also converted descriptive data into graphic form. 11�IINNESOTA CENTER FOR SURVEY RESEARCH PAGE 1