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Recycling Pilot Program Summary <br />Table 7 <br />Comparison of Set-Out Rates Before and During the Pilot <br />(Bi-Weekly Routes) <br /> Single- <br />Stream Single- <br />Stream <br />Contrast Addt'I <br />Education Larger Bin <br />Capacity Control <br />Set Out 69.4% 82.1 % 66.8% 62.7% 71.4% <br />Before <br />Set Out 84.6% 89.6% 72.1 % 78.0% 75.6% <br />During <br />Percentage 15.2% 7.5% 5.3% 15.3% 4.2% <br />Change <br />The routes with the largest increase in the number of set-outs were the single-stream <br />route (15.2%) and the Larger Bin Capacity route (15.3%). Even though the residents <br />in the control area were not made aware of the pilot, their set-out rate increased <br />slightly (4.2%). It should be noted that the residents participating in the pilot for the <br />Single-Stream Contrast area had a significantly higher set-out rate than the other pilot <br />areas prior to the implementation of the pilot program. <br />The results of the set-out data for the weekly pilot route are shown below in Table 8 <br />Table 8 <br />Set-Out Rates Before and During the Pilot <br />(Weekly Route) <br />Set Out Before (Bi-Weekly) 69.2% <br />First 6 Weeks of Pilot Second 6 Weeks of Pilot <br />Set Out During (Weekly) 51.1 <br />56.2% <br />During the pilot study, the weekly route had a total of twelve collection events <br />(compared to six collection events for the bi-weekly routes). For this reason, the set- <br />out rates were broken down into the first six weeks and the second six weeks of the <br />pilot. <br />Because the Tuesday pilot route had bi-weekly collection before the study, and weekly <br />collection during the study, it was not possible to calculate a percent change in set-out <br />rates. As mentioned previously in this report, some residents on the weekly route <br />continued to set out their recyclable materials every other week, even though they <br />were offered weekly collection, resulting in lower set-out rates during certain weeks. <br />Analysis of Participation Rates <br />Table 9 reflects the results of the participation data collected by the City for the bi- <br />weekly pilot routes. Participation was defined as a household that set out recyclable <br />materials at least once during the six collection events that made up the pilot. <br />s~~os DRAFT 17 <br />