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Stakeholders question HHP 'served' metric and call for better coverage data and year-round options
Summary
At a MassDEP workshop, participants criticized the use of a simple 'households served' metric that counts jurisdictions as served if they have any nearby option, and urged better data on actual participation rates, seasonal coverage gaps and consideration of permanent commercial options.
Stakeholders at a MassDEP Household Hazardous Products workshop debated how to measure program effectiveness and highlighted gaps in geographic, seasonal and demographic coverage.
David Grangell (participant) said the workshop’s metric that counts a jurisdiction as "served" if a program exists nearby is misleading and recommended measuring active participation instead. He told the group that prior work suggested a…
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