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If all three phases are implemented 6,600 bins will be distributed in the County which would divert 16,500 tons of organic materials by the year 2,000 at a cost of $14.54 per ton! Bin Distribution Residents of the participating cities and sanitary districts would be made aware of the low cost compost bins through a media blitz, articles in city and local newsletters, at special events, through the ACHC mobile compost display, at composting workshops, and through ads in local papers as needed. ACHC is anticipating a large and immediate demand for bins based in part on the popularity of the education program and the frequent requests ACHC has received for bins, and in part on the experience of other compost bin programs. Toronto distributed 16,000 bins in six months, Santa Monica received 200 orders for compost bins in one week and Berkeley distributed 1,000 bins in one year with almost no promotions. Every compost bin distribution program that ACHC has heoxd about across the country has easily achieved high rates of participation. All have proven to be very popular. Interested residents will request information on ACHC's Rotline. By leaving a name and address they will receive a compost-bin order form, how-to-compost information and a compost workshop schedule. To keep distribution costs low no trucks or drivers will be hired. The resident will have the option of saving money and picking up the compost bin from the bin storage site(s) or paying to have UPS deliver the bin to their door. The resident will pay approximately an additional $5 to have the bin delivered via UPS. The resident is expected to pay about $25-$30 per bin, plus the optional shipping charge. T~e~e A Program Timeline is attached pending Authority approval of this Pilot Program. If approved by May then the program could begin as early as June. Matching funds for Phase I are due July, 1992 from participating Member Agencies which will be included on a first come first serve basis. The first few months will be spent coordinating with Member Agencies, researching bins and potential storage sites, and developing a tracking system. A bin will be selected across a variety of criteria such as: design, ease of use, cost, attractiveness, etc. The experience of Berkeley's bin program which offered three bins and the bin selected by over 90% of the participants was the BioStack even though it was the most expensive to the resident -- will be weighed in the decision making process. A Compost Bin Program Manager will be hired and promotional materials and bin order forms will be developed. Bin distribution could begin in fall The second and third phases of funding would have to be implemented in fall and winter in order that all bins will be distributed by Spring of 1993. A survey of participants will be conducted in May with results to the WMA and all Member Agencies by the end of the program year.