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Recycling Pilot Program Summary <br />Table 1 <br />Pilot Study Components <br /> Monday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday <br /> Single- Single- Increased Increased Larger Bin Control <br /> Stream Stream Frequency Education Capacity (Current <br /> Contrast System) <br />Frequency of Every other Every other Weekly Every other Every other Every other <br />Collection week week week week week <br />BinslCarts 64-gallon 64-gallon 18-gallon bin 18-gallon bin Two 22- 18-gallon bin <br /> cart cart gallon bins <br /> with wheels <br />Added Only Only Only Extra Only None <br />Education pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to educational pertaining to <br /> new sorting new sorting new materials new bin <br /> system system frequency of capacity <br /> collection <br />Demographics Similar Newer Similar Similar Similar Slightly <br /> homes & higher <br /> more average <br /> affluent than income than <br /> other pilot other pilot <br /> areas areas except <br /> Contrast <br />Selection of Pilot Areas <br />The City selected pilot areas of 330-360 single-family homes -the approximate size <br />of one full collection route. The pilot route selections were made after a review of <br />U.S. Census data and discussions with Waste Management staff. Each area was <br />roughly similar in demographics except that a second single-stream area, called the <br />Contrast area, was selected that featured newer homes and more affluent residents. A <br />control route of comparable size was also selected that had no changes in collection <br />method. The area chosen for the Control route had a slightly higher average income <br />level than all the other test areas, except for the single-stream contrast area. <br />Time Period <br />For each pilot area, residents' behavior was monitored in a two-month "Before" period <br />(June -July 2004) followed by a four-month "During" period (August -November <br />2004). Data from certain weeks were excluded from the data analysis to avoid bias. <br />These included: <br />the week of July 4 during the "Before" period; <br />the first two weeks of the "During" period, because information had just been sent <br />out to residents of the non-Control pilot areas, and previous studies have shown <br />there is an initial surge of participation that results from direct contact; and <br />DRAFT Bros <br />