Final Report: CIF Project ###: Name of Municipality – Supply &
distribution of 22 Gallon Blue Boxes
TEMPLATE DOCUMENT – Large Curbside Containers
This is a Template Document to assist municipalities in completing
a final project report on Large Curbside Containers. Report writers
are encouraged to monitor and comment on the results of this
project.
The template is a guideline only; municipalities are free to complete
it to the extent that makes sense for the scope of their project
Table 1: Project Summary
Municipality
Amount of CIF Grant
Number of 22 Gallon Blue Boxes approved
Number of Blue Boxes distributed
$ XXXXX
Quantity of boxes
Dates delivered (start and end)
Month, Year to Month, Year
Increased annual tonnage attributed to
new Blue Boxes (or volume change if
known)
XXXX te
% change
Background
Provide a brief overview of your municipality and your practice of providing Blue Boxes.
Include:
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Number of households on curbside blue box program
Single stream or two-stream
Participation rate (if known)
Standard procedure for providing/replacing blue boxes before and after this
project (freely provided, sold at cost, etc.)
New Materials
CIF ### Municipal Name: 22 Gallon Blue Boxes, Month, Year
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Discuss if you expanded your Blue Box program by adding new program materials at the
same time as providing new blue boxes. Provide details of which materials were added
Promotion
Discuss the promotion campaign; include information about:
 Describe how the new Blue Box was promoted
 Attach samples of P&E used (newsprint ads, flyer insert, hot stamp)
 Did you work cooperatively with other municipalities?
Method of Distribution
Describe how the Blue Boxes were delivered. Information to include:
 Did you deliver door-to-door, or hand-out to resident to pick-up
 Any issues with your method of delivery
 Who delivered the boxes, how were they chosen (did you use a competitive bid
process), how many bids were received, what was your per unit cost to delivery
 How long did it take to deliver the Blue Boxes
 Did the delivery go smoothly, any issues – describe
 What worked well, what would you do differently
Tonnage Results
Discuss what impact the new Blue Boxes have had on your program. Include:
 Tonnage and volume (if know) before and after
 Set out observations – did blue box set outs improve, e.g. less contamination,
improved two-streaming, etc.
 Depending on available data, use Table presentation of tonnage data, similar to
Table 2 or 3
Table 2: Tonnes collected before & after delivery of Blue Boxes
12 month period before
12 month period after Blue
Blue Boxes were delivered
Boxes were delivered
Tonnes
Kg/household/year
Volume (if available)
Litres/household/year
CIF ### Municipal Name: 22 Gallon Blue Boxes, Month, Year
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Table 3: Tonnes (kilograms) collected before & after delivery of Blue Boxes
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Sept Aug Oct Nov Dec Total
2011
x
2012
x
%Diff &
* Indicates months that Blue Boxes were delivered
Project Budget
Table 4: Project Budget
Per unit cost
Quantity
Total
(cost x quantity)
Blue Box
$
$
Distribution
$
$
P&E Costs
$
$
Total
$
$
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