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out for collection all the paper they could. Thirteen percent of the recyclers said they never put out junk mail for collection and nearly 8% did not recycle boxboard. When asked why they put recyclable material in the trash, more than half of the respondents said it was contaminated with food or other debris. Almost a fifth of respondents said they were unsure about what to recycle, followed by 19% 12% who said the bin was too small, 8% said that sorting was too difficult or they did not have enough room. Some residents did volunteer on the survey form that their difficulty with sorting was because they were still putting material into seven different categories. a two-sort system Table 8 Why Do You Put Recvclable Material in the Trash 53% It's contaminated with food or other debris We're unsure about what to recycle Bin is too small Sorting is too diffic:ult Not enough room in garage 12% 8% 8% They wrote that they werel10t aware that Roseville uses Nearly all the current recyclers said they participated in the program b.ecause they feltrecycling was good for the environment (90%) and/or recycling reduced the amounlOf.materiiil that went to landfills or other means of disposal (88%). Seventy percent said they recycle out of civic:4uty, 51 % recycled to help the economy and 42% recycle in order to reduce their garbage bill. c1e more 39% 32% 27% Financial rebate Larger bins Weekly collection More information on how/what When!isked what would. motivate them to recycle more, residents'sai4~i~e them money. Thirty-nine percent said a financi!l1rebatewollld spur them to recycle more. That was followed by32% who said larger bins, 27% who said weekly collection and 25% who said more information on what/hb""to recycle would motivate them to recycle more. Al1Ul11ber of communities offer residents financial incentives to participate in the recycling program. These programs rangej]-bm rebates forparticipatibl1.and rewards given to selected participants to fines for non- participation. 25% This pilot program did:tlot. involve fillimcial incentives. However, research into financial incentive programs was conducted through a literature review and by talking to officials in cities with such programs. More information on incentive Progr!ilUsis in the chapter Financial Incentives. Fifty-one percent of participants responded to the post-survey. Members of each test area said they preferred the collection method they tested. The highest satisfaction rates were in the single-stream test areas. Ninety-two percent of the respondents in the Contrast area preferred single-stream, followed by 90% of respondents in the Single-Stream area that preferred their tested method, 69% of respondents in the Two Bin area preferred their method and 62% of Table 10 Do You Prefer Your New Method of Collection 92.5% Single-stream Contrast Area 90.4% Single-stream 68.9% Two Bin 61.9% Weekly Collection 23