Ann Arbor reports high participation in curbside recycling program.More than 90 percent of Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as residents are participating in the city's curbside recycling program, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Citizen Survey that was recently conducted in the city of Ann Arbor. According to the National Citizen Survey, 94 percent of residents have recycled from home at least once in the past year. Eighty-two percent indicated they recycle curbside more than once a month. The survey also provided Ann Arbor residents with the opportunity to rate city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , safety, quality of life and the priority of various city investments. In January, more than 1,100 Ann Arbor residents responded to the National Citizen Survey. Recycling services were rated the highest (76 average rating) of all utility services by respondents. Other services rated included garbage collection A software routine that searches memory for areas of inactive data and instructions in order to reclaim that space for the general memory pool (the heap). Operating systems may or may not provide this feature. (74 average rating), yard waste pickup (68), storm drainage (59), drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. (66) and sewer services (68). "This level of curbside recycling participation is world-class and clearly demonstrates that conserving resources and the environment is a high priority for the Ann Arbor community," Recycle Ann Arbor CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Melinda Uerling says. "However, we are still faced with the challenge of encouraging 6 percent of Ann Arbor residents to start recycling," she adds. "And we know that recycling participation for businesses in Ann Arbor could be much higher." When residents were asked how important a variety of investments was for the city of Ann Arbor, recycling ranked second only to public safety areas (specifically, law enforcement and fire protection). Forty-five percent of respondents rated public safety as "essential," compared with 40 percent rating recycling as essential. Residents were also asked to rate the importance of various quality of life issues in Ann Arbor, including bike paths, availability of alternate transportation, recycling programs, traffic speed patrols, increased police presence, code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to , neighborhood parks Neighborhood parks, which generally range in size up to 30 acres, serve as a social and recreational focal points for neighborhoods and are the basic units of a park system. Many include a playground. , and historic district preservation. Of all of these issues, "recycling programs" received the highest rating (37 percent) in the "essential" category, followed by alternate transportation (28 percent responding essential) and neighborhood parks (24 percent essential). The National Citizen Survey is a collaborative effort between National Research Center Inc. (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ) and the International City/County Management Association. The NRC's database includes the results from citizen surveys conducted in more than 450 jurisdictions in more than 40 states, which allows local results to be compared with national norms. When compared with national responses received from 180 jurisdictions throughout the United States, the quality of recycling services in Ann Arbor was ranked in the 92nd percentile, or 16th overall, out of the 180 jurisdictions. Recycle Ann Arbor started Michigan's first curbside recycling program in 1978 and currently operates the state's largest community drop-off center, the ReUse Center, the Environmental House green building resource center, the Ann Arbor curbside recycling program and Calvert's Roll-Off Containers. More information about Recycle Ann Arbor is available at www.recycle annarbor.org. |
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