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3 Methodology
3.1 Recruitment of participants
The target was to recruit ten to fifteen groups, ideally a mixture of households and
workplaces with a broad demographic and located in Wellington City.
Initially, social media 3 and print media were used to attract participants. An online
survey, Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey), was used to outline the trial and gather
information around potential participants and their experience with the possible toilet
options (Appendix 1). The potential participants also met with WREMO staff, to
discuss the trial and what would be involved should they participate.
On 23 August 2012 a ‘teaser’ was posted to Facebook, asking people to consider how
they would manage waste in an emergency (Figure 3.1). The following day a request
for volunteers for the trial was posted (Figure 3.2). The second post provided a link to
the online survey. Eight expressions of interest in the trial were received.
Figure 3.1: Facebook posting on 23 August 2012.
3 For more information on WREMO’s social media presence see Section 3.4.2
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