Current Projects

I have been working on a few projects so far:

On-Call Bulk Trash Collection: Bulk trash is defined as items too large to fit in the regular garbage bin, such as furniture and yard waste. Currently, the City of Phoenix has 4 bulk trash pickups every year. The city is divided into 13 areas, and each has its own schedule for bulk trash collection. The City is interested in switching to a system, included in the base service fee, where customers can call to schedule a bulk trash pickup. I have been researching other cities that have an on-call bulk trash system and comparing different aspects of these systems.

Reno PAYT: PAYT is a pay-as-you-throw system of billing residents for garbage. Usually, it means the residents can choose which size garbage and recycling bins. Larger garbage bins are more expensive (usually recycling is not to encourage residents to recycle more). Reno is in the process of switching to a PAYT system. I found some of the information I was looking for online, but I emailed someone at the City of Reno. He was actually extremely helpful and gave me even more information than I asked for. Emailing for research isn't always productive, so I was very excited that this contact I made was so helpful.

I will continue to update on these and other projects I work on throughout the semester.