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Roseville Recycling Pilot Program Summary Table ES-1 Pilot Study Components Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Single- Single- Increased Increased Larger Bin Control Stream Stream Frequency Education Capacity (Current Contrast System) Frequency of Every other Every other Weekly Every other Every other Every other Collection week week week week week Bins/Carts 64-gallon 64-gallon 18-gallon bin 18-gallon bin Two 22- 18-gallon bin cart cart gallon bins with wheels Added Only Only Only Extra Only None Education pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to educational pertaining to new sorting new sorting new materials new bin system system frequency of capacity collection Demographics Similar Newer Similar Similar Similar Slightly homes & higher more average affluent than income than other pilot other pilot areas areas except Contrast es Its i r a aterial Composition Assessment To compare the types and quantities of recyclable and non-targeted materials collected in each of the various pilot study areas, the pilot program included detailed material composition sorts and analysis. For each pilot route (including the Control route), one field sort was conducted in the two-month "Before" period (June-July 2004) and two field sorts were conducted in the four-month "During" period (August-November 2.004). The statistical analysis measured if there was a statistically significant change in the percentages of the various recyclable materials, and/or the actual weight of certain materials in the pilot areas. The overall results from the analysis reflect that the composition of materials collected for recycling changed significantly with single-stream but did not change significantly with any of the dual-stream variations (increased frequency, increased capacity, increased education). ES-2 DRAFT Bi6os