2021 America Recycles Day Residential Survey

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* 1. What factors determine your likelihood to recycle? Please check all that apply.

Convenience

Cost

Pressure or reminders from friends and family

Advertising, social media posts, and outreach from your hauler, city or the County

None of the above

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* 2. Which description best describes me:

Dedicated Recycler

Moderate Recycler

Light Recycler

Never Recycler

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* 3. On the following scale, indicate how often you perform the specified action:

	Always	Frequently	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
I recycle at home	I recycle at home Always	I recycle at home Frequently	I recycle at home Sometimes	I recycle at home Seldom	I recycle at home Never
I recycle at work	I recycle at work Always	I recycle at work Frequently	I recycle at work Sometimes	I recycle at work Seldom	I recycle at work Never
I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping)	I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping) Always	I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping) Frequently	I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping) Sometimes	I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping) Seldom	I try to recycle when away from home and work (i.e. while on vacation, at a special event, or out shopping) Never
I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle	I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle Always	I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle Frequently	I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle Sometimes	I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle Seldom	I encourage my friends, family, and coworkers to recycle Never

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* 4. Check the degree to which you agree with the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first	When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first Strongly agree	When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first Agree	When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first Neutral	When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first Disagree	When it is time to discard something, I think of recycling first Strongly Disagree
I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables	I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables Strongly agree	I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables Agree	I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables Neutral	I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables Disagree	I have a dedicated place inside my home for recyclables Strongly Disagree
If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling	If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling Strongly agree	If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling Agree	If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling Neutral	If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling Disagree	If I'm not sure an item can be recycled, I will toss it in the trash instead of contaminating the recycling by wishcycling Strongly Disagree
When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled	When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled Strongly agree	When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled Agree	When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled Neutral	When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled Disagree	When making purchases, I try to choose items without excessive packaging and/or packaging that can be recycled Strongly Disagree
Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space	Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space Strongly agree	Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space Agree	Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space Neutral	Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space Disagree	Recycling has a real impact on the environment and frees up landfill space Strongly Disagree
Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me	Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me Strongly agree	Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me Agree	Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me Neutral	Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me Disagree	Protecting the environment and preserving natural resources is important to me Strongly Disagree
I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash	I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash Strongly agree	I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash Agree	I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash Neutral	I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash Disagree	I will go out of my way to recycle rather than throw recyclables in the trash Strongly Disagree

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* 5. I live in a single-family home, on weekly collection day

	Overflowing	Full	1/2-3/4 full	Less than 1/2 full	Empty
My trash cart is	My trash cart is Overflowing	My trash cart is Full	My trash cart is 1/2-3/4 full	My trash cart is Less than 1/2 full	My trash cart is Empty
My recycling cart is	My recycling cart is Overflowing	My recycling cart is Full	My recycling cart is 1/2-3/4 full	My recycling cart is Less than 1/2 full	My recycling cart is Empty
My yard waste cart is	My yard waste cart is Overflowing	My yard waste cart is Full	My yard waste cart is 1/2-3/4 full	My yard waste cart is Less than 1/2 full	My yard waste cart is Empty

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* 6. I live in a condo, townhouse, or mobile home park. My complex provides a recycling cart or bin.

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* 7. I live in a condo, townhouse, or mobile home park. I take my recyclables to a drop-off center, work, a friend or relative's house for recycling

Weekly

Bi-weekly

Once per month

As needed

Never

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* 8. Contact information (optional, but required to be entered in the giveaway drawing)

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number