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W 3) Urban Recycling Program by Jurisdiction and Other Collection Programs (page 3 & 4) These pages include on a quarterly and annual /fiscal year basis the total tons of single - stream recycling material collected in each Town by the urban curbside collection program, multi - family (MF) dwelling collection and commercial /non - residential collection. Also included is the total single- stream tons collected for other collection programs such as the rural curbside collection program, collection from each 24 -hour drop -off site and by each convenience center site. The average setout rate comparison is also included for the rural curbside collection program. Due to collection data constraints, participation rate data for the rural curbside program is not feasible. Please also note that the single- stream recycling data does not include corrugated cardboard, except for cardboard which is placed in curbside recycling carts /bins. This is due to cardboard being collected separately and in an integrated manner across program and jurisdictional boundaries. A brief description of how the tons are derived may be helpful to better explain the origin of the numbers for the urban recycling program summary by jurisdiction. The total tons of single- stream recycling collected in the Urban Curbside Collection program is apportioned according to the participation rate and number of homes by jurisdiction, assuming that each cart collected from each residence has the same average weight when collected. The participation rate is the proportion of households served that take part in the curbside collection program each month, averaged over a three month basis. The setout rate is the proportion of households that set out their recycling cart in any given week, averaged over a three month basis. Participation and setout rates only for the urban curbside program are derived from the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) collection data uploaded as each cart is collected. See EXAMPLE "A" below which provides an example data set for deriving the aforementioned data. Similarly, the total tons of single- stream recycling material collected in the multi - family and commercial programs are apportioned based on the total number of carts collected in each jurisdiction at each MF /Commercial site in that jurisdiction. This data also assumes that each cart collected has the same average weight when collected. Should the SWAG agree to the format of the data tables presented, staff will begin compiling and inputting the data in the spreadsheets, with a plan to provide the SWAG an annual report program summary starting with FY 14/15 data by August 2015 and begin quarterly data input starting the 1st Quarter of FY 15/16. The SWAG may find quarterly reporting excessive and prefer a semi - annual and annual schedule instead. This data collection and comparison is a first step, and it is proposed to include summary program cost allocation data as well as other efficiency/ effectiveness measures in the future. Once the data collection and data input is complete, staff will begin the process of working on cost allocation by program. Once cost allocations by program area are developed, a presentation of the data will be submitted to the SWAG for consideration. Also, for future consideration will be the potential inclusion of data from UNC Hospital and University recycling and solid waste programs.