Curbside Recycling Participation Surveys
- conserve enough energy to power every home in Forest Park for 8 days,
- reduces more air pollution than if every household in Forest Park rode their bicycle to work for 5 weeks, and
- saved over 7,000 trees from being harvested.

Recycling "Participation Rate" Surveys
From 2007 to 2019, households using their curbside recycling container have been counted. Our last comprehensive survey occurred during 2019.
The objectives of these surveys included:
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discovering the total percentage of households actively participation in the City's curbside recycling program,
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identifying specific streets that have high and low recycling participation rates,
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recognizing those street with high participation rates with street signs acknowledging their efforts, and
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targeting those streets with low participation rates with additional informational materials in hopes of
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increasing their rates.
Recognition Street Signs

Year |
# of households participating |
Citywide |
Streets
50% or more
Participation Rate |
2007 |
2,692 households participating |
51% |
55% |
2009 |
2,887 households participating |
55% |
68% |
2010 |
3,015 households participating |
57% |
72% |
2011 |
3,173 households participating |
61%* |
80%* |
2012 |
3,234 households participating |
62%* |
85%* |
2013 |
3,215 households participating |
62%* |
84%* |
2014 |
3,678 households participating |
71%* |
97%* |
2015 |
3,700 households participating |
71%* |
96%* |
2018 |
4,000 households participating |
76%* |
N/A |
2019 | 5,041 households participating out of a possible 5,266 households |
96%* | N/A |