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Comprehensive Review of S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options v2.1 122 10/22/12  Track waste disposal tonnage results and costs.  Coordinate with existing waste collection and recycling programs.  Order and distribute carts.  Implement and manage bag programs, as necessary (e.g., order bags, sell bags, coordinate with retailers). For the sake of conservatism and for the purposes of this analysis, it was assumed that the Town would hire a PAYT coordinator. Associated salary and FTE assumptions have been included in the Pro Forma module and can be adjusted by the Town accordingly. 8.2.5.5 Bag Set Out Levels The revenue associated from bag set outs is difficult to predict. It was assumed that 10% of homes would set out 1 additional bag per week, 10% of homes would set out 2 additional bags per week, 10% of homes would set out 3 additional bags per week, and 10% of homes would set out 4 additional bags per week. These set outs can be modified by the Town. 8.2.5.6 Revenues PAYT programs, because they depend on customer behavior choices, will inherently lead to more volatile revenue streams than systems with fixed bills. Revenues are no longer based on a stable number like households, but rather on the number of individual bags or levels of cart services selected by homeowners. The number of bags disposed can vary month-to-month and week-to-week. The PAYT module attempts to define the amount of revenue required to operate the Town’s base program and offers an estimate of the revenue excess/shortfall created by the particular PAYT scenario. 8.3 IMPLEMENTATION – LESSONS LEARNED Based on interviews with hundreds of communities nationwide that have implemented PAYT, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA), and the Econservation Institute (Institute) have assembled the following tips that the Town may wish to consider:17  Pilot test. Consider implementing the program in one area of the Town first, and then spread to other areas. Learning lessons about subscriptions, set outs, containers, and other problems in a limited part of the Town can provide important information prior to full implementation.  Billing. Billing for solid waste services jointly with other municipal-provided services, if possible, can provide strong advantages. If the ordinance is arranged so that partial payments are assigned to solid waste first, then non-payments for solid 17 Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D., Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA), found at: http://www.paytnow.org/PAYT_CO_faqpaytSERA_v6.pdf