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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 number of households that set materials out for recycling collection on a given day. Not every household sets out their recycling each week. If they are out of town, forget, or simply don't have very much in their cart they may not have a cart out for collection on their day. The set -out rate is the average percentage of households that set out material on a weekly basis during the study period. The participation rate is the number of households who set materials out for recycling collection at least once over the period of the study. The participation rate is a better indication of overall recycling participation because it includes households that recycle at least once over the course of six weeks, 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. (651) 222 -SORT (7678) www.e urekarecycling.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 six collection weeks. Each time the truck tips a cart, that collection is recorded for that specific address. This data allows us to analyze all collection during a specific study period. The percentage of all addresses in each day's routes that register a tip in a given week is recorded as that week's set out rate, which is then averaged over the course of the study. The reports are then sorted by address and duplicates are removed for households that set out more than once during the study period. The remaining list of addresses represents all households that participated in recycling at least once during the study, to arrive at the participation rate for the city. An ahirmativc action, c0ual opportunity employer. ® Printcd on 100% postconsumer recycled paper that was proeesvd without the use of chlorine.