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10 Between open collection for trash and organized collection for traditional recyclables, there are major gaps that leave local citizens and property managers/owners on their own to manage recycling and processing of special wastes such as bulky items. An innovative concept would be for cities, in cooperation with neighboring cities, to create a collection program to serve some of these needs. We have shown that cities can make use of on-line sign up technology to sign up for collection of bulky waste as needed, to monitor a collection pro -gram and collect feedback. We have shown that it is possible to get good data back from a hauler for this type of program. We have shown that this can be done collaboratively by cities working together. We have shown that there is a need, and that a significant amount of recyclable material is out there to be collected. Now we propose to explore ways to craft a bulky waste collection and recycling program that can also serve multi -family properties. This information will allow the cities and county to improve opportunities for recycling of bulky goodsassisting in the achievement of the County's recycling goals. 4. Project Work Plan A) Project Planning and Design Deb Jones, Jim Bownik and Susan Young have met with Jean Buckley to discuss the open questions from the 2013 grant project and to plan steps for exploring ways the successes of 2013 could be extended to residents that were not served by that program, namely, those living in apartments and condominiums. B) Project Implementation Lauderdale and Falcon Heights would enter into an agreement with Foth Infrastructure and Environment LLC to collaborate with the cities in creating a survey for apartment management and a parallel questionnaire for tenants. Foth will conduct the management survey by telephone or in person interviews and assist the cities with setting up an on-line survey for tenants and publicizing the survey. Q Evaluation of Project Outcomes The cities will collect the following information: 0 What kinds of bulky items are causing problems for building owners/managers and for residents. What disposal options are available now and how well are they working. • What kind of communication is taking place between building management and residents regarding bulky waste disposal. • Are residents and building owners/managers interested in a collection and recycling program for bulky waste. • What kind of program would serve the needs of apartment residents and building management. • What would be the practical challenges of collecting bulky waste at these addresses and how much would it cost.