PAYT Toolkit
The PAYT Toolkit is a collection of products designed for local officials who are interested in implementing a PAYT program. The Toolkit contains the following resources:
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Section One: Presentation Materials
Presentation Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 64K)
Survey of Attendees (PDF (2 pp, 96K)
Evaluation Form (PDF) (2 pp, 65K)
Reproducible Masters for Creating Overheads (PDF) (24 pp, 983K)
Talking Points for Overheads (PDF) (25 pp, 888K)
Section Two: Public Outreach Materials
Fact Sheets
Other Outreach Strategies (PDF (4 pp, 227K)
Clip Art (PDF) (4 pp, 398K)
Section Three: Worksheets
Seven worksheets to help you define goals, set rates, and monitor (PDF) (21 pp, 347K)
Section Four: Annotated Bibliography
More than 50 articles, studies, and reports on variable rate programs
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A handbook to help residents reduce waste and recycle more

A practical guide for designing and implementing a pay-as-you-throw program
A multipart video featuring PAYT experts explaining how PAYT works in real life.
More Information
- Download the entire PAYT Workbook (PDF) (84 pp, 2.4MB).
- To order a free, printed copy of the Pay-As-You-Throw Tool Kit, visit our online order form.