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Participation Trend Analysis Methodology <br />Eureka Recycling conducts an annual participation study in which both <br />set -out and participation rates are analyzed and documented. <br />The set -out rate is the average number of households that set materials <br />out for recycling collection on a given day. Not every household sets out <br />their recycling each week. If they are out of town, forget, or simply don't <br />have very much in their cart they may not have a cart out for collection on <br />their day. The set -out rate is the average percentage of households that <br />set out material on a weekly basis during the study period. <br />The participation rate is the number of <br />households who set materials out for <br />recycling collection at least once over <br />the period of the study. <br />The participation rate is a better <br />indication of overall recycling <br />participation because it includes <br />households that recycle at least once <br />over the course of six weeks, <br />recognizing that some households may <br />not set out recycling every week. It <br />more accurately indicates how many <br />households are participating in the <br />recycling program overall, as opposed to the number of participants on a <br />specific day. <br />(651) 222-SORT (7678) <br />www.eurekarecVcling.org <br />Our mission is to reduce <br />waste today through <br />innovative resource <br />management and to reach <br />a waste -free tomorrow <br />by demonstrating that waste <br />is preventable, not inevitable. <br />Summary of Process <br />The study spans six collection weeks. Each time the truck tips a cart, that collection is <br />recorded for that specific address. This data allows us to analyze all collection during a <br />specific study period. The percentage of all addresses in each days routes that register a <br />tip in a given week is recorded as that week's set out rate, which is then averaged over <br />the course of the study. <br />The reports are then sorted by address and duplicates are removed for households that <br />set out more than once during the study period. The remaining list of addresses <br />represents all households that participated in recycling at least once during the study, to <br />arrive at the participation rate for the city. <br />An affirmative action, Equal <br />opportunity cmploycr. <br />® Printed on 100% postconsumer <br />recyclf:d paper that was processed <br />without the use of chlorine. <br />Page 31 of 69 <br />