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Recycling Pilot Program Summary <br />Comparison of Bi-Weekly Routes <br />Table 5 shows the following results: <br />"During" versus "Before." The single-stream routes resulted in statistically <br />significant increases in total tonnages recovered, even when their relatively high <br />portions of non-targeted materials were subtracted out, as compared to the same <br />areas collected as dual-stream routes in the "Before" period. <br />"During" versus "Before." The Larger Bin Capacity route resulted in a <br />statistically significant increase in total tonnage recovered, net of non-targeted <br />materials, as compared to the same area collected in the "Before" period. <br />Tonnages recovered (net of non-targeted materials) for the other dual-stream pilot <br />areas were not statistically significantly different "During" versus "Before." <br />Tables 3 through 5 compared the pilot routes in which the recyclable materials were <br />collected every other week. Because the Tuesday pilot route was collected weekly, <br />the pounds collected per household were not comparable to those collected every other <br />week, so a comparison of the weekly routes was conducted separately, as discussed <br />below. <br />Comparison of Weekly (Tuesday) Routes <br />During the pilot, the average gross pounds of recyclable material collected per <br />household on the weekly route was 14.95 pounds with lower and upper ranges of <br />10.96 and 18.94 respectively. The average pounds of non-targeted materials per <br />household was .55 pounds per week, resulting in the net pounds per household per <br />week of 14.40 pounds with lower and upper ranges of 10.41 and 18.39. It should be <br />noted that some residents on the weekly route continued to set out their recyclable <br />materials every other week, even though they were offered weekly collection. <br />The effects of weekly collection of recyclable materials can be compared to every <br />other week collection on an annual basis. Table 6 below shows the projected annual <br />pounds per household for each route, based on the average pounds collected per <br />collection event during the pilot, net non-targeted materials. <br />14 DRAFT sl~os <br />