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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If you are a Public Works Director, Town Manager, Recycling
Director, City Staff, Hauler, Environmental Director, County Commissioner or
someone who oversees solid waste management operations, please see info below…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Natural Evolution
[mailto:recycle@naturalevolution.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:01 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Nationwide Recycling Survey - Take it and maybe win an IPAD!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Dear Public Works Director, Town Manager, Recycling
Director, City Staff, or Hauler:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Pl</span></i><i><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>ease help Econservation Institute (EI)(a non-profit research group) and
Skumatz Economic Research Associates…</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A
favor, and a favor! Fill out a survey about your community’s / county’s
recycling / reduction programs and you will be automatically entered in a
drawing for an <b><i><u>IPAD</u></i></b>!. <span style='color:red'>Please
pass this along…!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Every
couple of years we conduct a nationwide survey on recycling. It is used to
conduct statistical studies that very often end up in <i>Resource Recycling</i>
Magazine or <i>Biocycle</i>, <i>APWA, Waste Age</i> etc. (and maybe helping
you, I hope!?).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>To
participate, just click on the link below, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJNW3SX"
target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJNW3SX</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>or
you can also go to <a href="http://www.garbageandrecyclingsurveys.com"
target="_blank">www.garbageandrecyclingsurveys.com</a>; and complete the
“national survey”. Be sure to include your contact information to become
eligible for the prizes (and IPAD and 4 MP3 players). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><u>You
can also request copies of the survey summary</u></i>. Your help is MUCH
appreciated! Please feel free to call if you have any questions, or feel
free to pass it along to someone in your agency that knows about recycling
& solid waste. Also feel free to pass this along to other cities /
counties / haulers, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Note: a sampling of the types of studies we’ve
conducted and published widely from these data are listed below the signature).</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank
you very much!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <span
style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"'>Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Skumatz
Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>762
Eldorado Drive, Superior, CO 80027<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Toll-free:
866/758-6289 <a href="mailto:skumatz@serainc.com" target="_blank">skumatz@serainc.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:freeman@econservationinstitute.org" target="_blank">freeman@econservationinstitute.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Studies
we’ve conducted & published from the data:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Benefits
& costs & examples of single stream,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Benefits
& costs of every other week collection (trash & recyclables)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Mandatory
recycling options<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Many
PAYT studies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Education
/ outreach costs and benefits<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>A
3-part series on the costs and impacts from residential recycling and organics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Greenhouse
gas and jobs impacts of PAYT, recycling, organics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Many
others…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If
you are not the one who should be getting this email, please forward it on the
person in your organization that knows most about your programs and costs.
Also, please forward or pass this email along to any other city, county,
hauler, that you think MAY have a program to describe (and wants to win an
IPAD!). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If
you would like a copy of the summary of the survey please let us know and we
will be happy to share it with you. Also, if you have questions about the
project or the questionnaire, please feel free to contact us (contact info
above). <o:p></o:p></p>
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