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Set-out rate b~- # of Set out rate Set out rate After bin neigE~borE,ood households before after outreach delivery increase outreach in set-out Neighborhood #I 162 19% 20% 28% 47% Neighborhood #2 $25 19% 21% 26% 36% Nei hborhood #3 294 17% 24% 24`% 41'% Control: 41.5 17`% I7% I5% - 11 Neighborhood #4 {no outreach.) (no bin (no outreach) delive } Ner~hborhnod #3 af~zd #4 are adjacent ar~td brave the sattze dem.o~raph~res. Participation rate results: The participation rate is the number of households who set out materials for recycling collection at least once over a period of time, in this case one month. The participation rate was higher in the neighborhoods that received outreach versus the control neighborhood that did not receive outreach. `Partici ~tion rated neighborhoad ., ... Partici ation rate Neighborhood #1 43% Nei hborhood #2 44%~ Neighborhood #3 45% Cantral: Neighborhood #4 (no outreach) 36% Nergdil~nrJzond #3 and #4 are adjacer~zt and have the same de-~iin~raphr~cs, New Materials Education Recommendations for 2009 For decades, the aluminum, steel, newspaper, and plastics industries heavily supported recycling education efforts. Today, paper, bottles and cans are considered "traditional" recycling items by every recycler and are the most common items you will f nd in recycling bins across the county. These industries laid the foundation for recycling in the 1980s and 1990s. Now, with a commitment to education, new materials can be added to well-established recycling programs. Any new product or material Chat is added to a recycling program must play catch-up in order for recyclers to understand what to recycle, how to recycle it, anal to incorporate this "new" material into their typical recycling routine. Along-tet-tii investil~ent in education is required to build the knowledge that a new material can be recycled. Tetra Pak has shown a commitment in two major areas that are essential for building milk carton and juice box recycling. market development to ensure their product can be used by paper mills to make new products and educatrort to ensure recyclers put these materials at the curb. Over the past t~vo years, Tetra Pak has begun the essential anal necessary education that will be needed to make milk cartons and juice boxes common items to recycle. Eureka Recycling has identified areas where Tetra Pak can focus its future education efforts to most efficiently and cost-effectively increase milk carton and juice box recycling. 9