final review of methodology

Author: bherceha

method.html

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ <h2>Boston in 2024</h2>
      <h4>Terminology</h4>
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                                 <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>
-                                <li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash and recyclables collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
+                                <li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
                                 <li><strong>Household:</strong> A residential unit participating in Boston's municipal trash program. 322,000 households participated in 2024.</li>
-                                <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>
+                                <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>
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                             <h4>Formulas</h4>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ <h4>Terminology</h4>
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                                 <li><strong>Per-Household Revenue:</strong> How much money each household generates through PAYT bag and tag sales in Malden.</li>
                                 <li><strong>Revenue Source:</strong> The different ways cities earn money from PAYT, like bag sales or trash tag sales.</li>
-                                <li><strong>Scaling:</strong> Using Malden's money per household to estimate how much Boston could earn.</li>
+                                <li><strong>Scaling:</strong> Using Malden's revenue earned per household to estimate how much Boston could earn.</li>
                                 <li><strong>Illustrative:</strong> This is an example calculation, not a prediction of what will actually happen.</li>
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@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ <h2>Pre-Post Effect of PAYT Within a 5-year Time Period</h2>
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   <strong>Step 5:</strong> Select Harvard, Chicopee, Heath, Hinsdale, and Peru
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   <strong>Step 6:</strong> Create a time series chart
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     <li><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:</strong> Our time of adoption begins at -1 (the adoption year); Year 0 is the implementation year; Year 1 is one year after implementation.</li>