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· '.: Price To Residents <br /> Recommendation: $35 including sales tax and 'delivery <br /> Price Rotitmale <br /> <br />i .:i. Jurisdictions differ on whether or not to charge residents or how much to charge residents for <br />i. ~ a compo.st bin. Those ejecting' to offer the bin free to residents say I) there will be greater <br />;". i participation, 2) curbside recycling bins are provided free of charge and this is a similar <br />~ activity, and 3) there will be savings from avoided collection and disposal costs that make <br /> backyard composting the most cost-effective way of handling yard waste~. <br /> <br /> .Jurisdictions' charging subsidized Prices for the bin say I) that purchasers are more likely to <br /> participate if they have a financial stake in the lbroject, 2) even the non-subsidized municipal <br /> price of the 'bin r..epresents an approximately'50% savings off the full retail price and will be <br /> enot*gh of an incentive to encourage a significant number of residents to begin backyard <br /> · composting. -. <br /> <br /> ':' B,'~ed on our research of programs in other jurisdictions, we favor charging a subsidized <br /> price for the bins. Similar prognuns have been very successful and are common in our area. <br /> :. ' Revenue, received from the sale of the bins can be used to buy additional' bins or to offer <br /> " additional education programs. ; · <br /> <br /> ....' In Alameda Cot, nty, 6,600 Biostack Composters were sold. to residents at $33 each · <br /> · .' .indluding sales tax and delivery. They have plans to offer an additional 10,000 Biostack <br /> · · .Com. posters at the same price.. ...... <br /> <br /> ' The City Of Sunnyvale is offering the Bio-4tack Composter at what would be a cost of $34 <br /> if delivery were included (delivery is not included, residents must pick-up the bins at a . <br /> · .. workshop). <br /> <br /> The City. of Piedmont, sold 400 Biostack Composters (I0% of Piedmont's single family.. <br /> homei) to its re.sidents at .5.54 each. <br /> <br /> The City and Cou'nty of San Francisco sold 1,300 $oilsaver bins to i'ts residents at $35 <br /> each a.nd. is now offering the Earth Machine bin at $32.50 each including tax and <br /> <br /> · delivery.' .. .. -' <br /> <br /> Based on the successes of neighboring programs and the argument~ favoring a subsidized <br /> program., $35.00 was chosen as the price that would generate demand throughout San Marco <br />.' .x,d' County. <br /> <br />i' Exhibit 'A' - Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />