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Appendix C Participation Trend Analysis Methodology Eureka Recycling conducts an annual participation study in which both set -out and participation rates are analyzed and documented. The set -out rate is the average numbcr of households that set materials out for recycling collection on a given day. For example, every Monday for four straight collection days, Eureka Recycling staff counts the number of households that set out recycling on that day. Then the four numbers are averaged to detemnne the average number of households who set out recycling on any given Monday. The participation rate is the number of households who set materials out for recycling collection at least once over a period'of four collection days. The participation rate is a better indication of overall recycling participation because it includes households that recycle at least once over the course of four opportunities, recognizing that some households' may not set out recycling every week, It more accurately indicates how many households are participating in the recycling program overall, as opposed to the number of participants on a specific day. Attachment D (651) 222 -SORT (7678) www.eurekarecycling.org Our mission is to reduce waste today through innovative resource management and to reach a waste -free tomorrow by demonstrating that waste is preventable, not inevitable. Summary of Process The study spans four collection weeks, 4 weeks for every week collection and 8 weeks for every other week collection. Eureka Recycling selects random sections to study for each daily recycling route, each section being comprised of about 200 households per day, for a total study of over 1,000 households. These same sections will be studied every year for consistency. Over a four collection day. period, Eureka Recycling tallies the exact number of households that set out recycling for collection in the morning of their collection day, before the driver services the sect}on. The four collection week study tracks recycling set -outs over the five days of collections during the week totaling 20 days of set -out tracknig. An affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. ® Printed on 100% postconsumer recycled paper that was processed without the use of chlorine.