Skip to content

Commit 2899ef5

Browse files
bhercehabherceha
committed
final review of impacts page donegit add .git add .
1 parent 6b945e2 commit 2899ef5

2 files changed

Lines changed: 14 additions & 15 deletions

File tree

‎impacts.html‎

Lines changed: 14 additions & 14 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
3232
<!-- Main Page Title -->
3333
<h1>Pay-As-You-Throw in Boston</h1>
3434

35-
<p class="intro-text">How might implementing a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) program impact the City of Boston? How do PAYT Programs compare in other Massachusetts municipalities?</p>
35+
<p class="intro-text">How might implementing a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) program impact the City of Boston? How do PAYT Programs compare across other Massachusetts municipalities?</p>
3636
<div class="squiggle" aria-hidden="true"></div>
3737
<!-- Section: Boston 2024 vs PAYT side-by-side -->
3838
<div class="impact-compare">
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ <h3 class="block-title">Each household disposed of</h3>
5353
<div class="stat-block">
5454
<h3 class="block-title">Boston spent</h3>
5555
<p class="block-reduction"><span class="reduction-percent">$19,260,210.90</span></p>
56-
<p class="block-description">to incinerate all household trash</p>
56+
<p class="block-description">on incinerating all household trash</p>
5757
</div>
5858
</div>
5959
</div>
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ <h3 class="block-title">Boston could save</h3>
8686
<h4>Terminology</h4>
8787
<ul style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
8888
<li><strong>Tipping Fee:</strong> The cost per ton that municipalities pay to dispose of trash at incineration or landfill facilities. Boston's tipping fee is $103.38 per ton.</li>
89-
<li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash and recyclables collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
89+
<li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
9090
<li><strong>Household:</strong> A residential unit participating in Boston's municipal trash program. 322,000 households participated in 2024.</li>
91-
<li><strong>Tonnage:</strong> The total weight of trash disposed, measured in tons. Boston disposed of 186,305 tons in 2024, which converts to 372,610,000 pounds.</li>
91+
<li><strong>Tonnage:</strong> The total weight of trash disposed by participating households, measured in tons. Boston disposed of 186,305 tons in 2024, which converts to 372,610,000 pounds.</li>
9292
<li><strong>Average Reduction:</strong> How much trash 5 cities reduced per household after 5 years with PAYT = 0.260 tons per household.</li>
9393
<li><strong>Percent Reduction:</strong> How much less trash households threw away = 44.95%.</li>
9494
<li><strong>Projected Reduction:</strong> How much trash Boston could reduce if it does as well as other cities = 83,629.87 tons over 5 years.</li>
9595
</ul>
96-
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</p>
96+
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology page</a>.</p>
9797
</div>
9898
</div>
9999
</div>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ <h3>
109109
<div class="large-text">
110110
$12,837,475
111111
</div>
112-
<div class="asteric">* Statistic includes household and bulky waste for the City of Malden</div>
112+
<div class="asteric">Statistic includes household and bulky waste for the City of Malden</div>
113113
</div>
114114
<div class="divider-line"></div>
115115
<div class="column-right">
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ <h3>
120120
<div class="large-text">
121121
$8,518,760
122122
</div>
123-
<div class="asteric">* Statistic includes household and bulky waste for the City of Malden</div>
123+
<div class="asteric">Statistic includes household and bulky waste for the City of Malden</div>
124124
</div>
125125
</div>
126-
<div class="footnote">Revenue projections are based on the City of Malden PAYT Revenue on PAYT Bag and Tag Sales for participating households only. The City of Malden is a densely populated municipality, with a smaller population size than the City of Boston. For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</div>
126+
<div class="footnote">Revenue projections are based on the city of Malden's PAYT revenue from PAYT bag and tag sales for participating households only. The city of Malden is a densely populated municipality, with a smaller population size than the city of Boston. For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology page</a>.</div>
127127

128128
<div class="method-banner">
129129
<button class="method-toggle" aria-expanded="false">What Are These Numbers? <span class="chev">▾</span></button>
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ <h4>Terminology</h4>
132132
<ul style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
133133
<li><strong>Per-Household Revenue:</strong> How much money each household generates through PAYT bag and tag sales in Malden.</li>
134134
<li><strong>Revenue Source:</strong> The different ways cities earn money from PAYT, like bag sales or trash tag sales.</li>
135-
<li><strong>Scaling:</strong> Using Malden's money per household to estimate how much Boston could earn.</li>
135+
<li><strong>Scaling:</strong> Using Malden's revenue earned per household to estimate how much Boston could earn.</li>
136136
<li><strong>Illustrative:</strong> This is an example calculation, not a prediction of what will actually happen.</li>
137137
</ul>
138-
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</p>
138+
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology page</a>.</p>
139139
</div>
140140

141141
</div>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ <h3 class="block-title">Harvard</h3>
175175
<div class="graph-container">
176176
<figure class="graph-figure">
177177
<div id="d3-graph"></div>
178-
<figcaption>Data Sourced: <a href="https://www.mass.gov/lists/recycling-solid-waste-data-for-massachusetts-cities-towns" target="_blank">Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's 2024 Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Survey</a>, <a href="https://dls-gw.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdpage.aspx?rdreport=socioeconomic.population.population_main" target="_blank">Massachusetts Department of Revenue</a>, & <a href="https://www.mass.gov/lists/pay-as-you-throw-payt" target="_blank">Massachusetts Municipal PAYT Programs</a></figcaption>
178+
<figcaption>Data Sources: <a href="https://www.mass.gov/lists/recycling-solid-waste-data-for-massachusetts-cities-towns" target="_blank">Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's 2024 Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Survey</a>, <a href="https://dls-gw.dor.state.ma.us/reports/rdpage.aspx?rdreport=socioeconomic.population.population_main" target="_blank">Massachusetts Department of Revenue</a>, & <a href="https://www.mass.gov/lists/pay-as-you-throw-payt" target="_blank">Massachusetts Municipal PAYT Programs</a></figcaption>
179179
</figure>
180180
</div>
181181

@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ <h4>Terminology</h4>
190190
<li><strong>Parallel Trends:</strong> Comparing cities with similar amounts of data before and after PAYT to ensure fair comparison.</li>
191191
<li><strong>Tons Per Household:</strong> The average amount of trash one household threw away each year, calculated for each city.</li>
192192
</ul>
193-
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</p>
193+
<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology page</a>.</p>
194194
</div>
195195
</div>
196-
196+
197197
</div>
198198

199-
<div class="footnote">Interviews with officials from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Boston's Zero Waste Initiative team, the University of New Hampshire, the City of Brockton, and the City of Malden have informed the analysis on this page. For work cited, see the <a href="sources.html">Sources page</a>.</div>
199+
<div class="footnote">Interviews with officials from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Boston's Zero Waste Initiative team, the University of New Hampshire, the City of Brockton, and the City of Malden have informed the analysis on this page. For works cited, see the <a href="sources.html">Sources page</a>.</div>
200200

201201
<script>
202202
var lastBannerHeight = null;

‎styles/styles.css‎

Lines changed: 0 additions & 1 deletion
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ h3 {
139139
padding: 0 8px;
140140
text-align: left;
141141
color: rgb(176, 0, 0);
142-
text-decoration: underline;
143142
display: flex;
144143
align-items: center;
145144
gap: 12px;

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)