The Big Battery Blitz Survey

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1. Your school:

Beechwood Public School

Huntingdon Public School

Hastings Public School

Long Flat Public School

Rollands Plains Upper Public School

Wauchope Public School

St Columba Anglican School

MacKillop College

St Joseph's Regional College

Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus

St Agnes Primary School

Port Macquarie Steiner School

The Nature School

Other (please specify)

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2. Approximately how many batteries did your household collect during The Big Battery Blitz?

0-10

11-20

21-30

31+

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3. What motivated you to participate in The Big Battery Blitz? (select up to 3 options)

My child/children were really excited to participate

I wanted to win the prize

I wanted to support our school

I like to protect our environment

It made it easy to recycle something I otherwise usually wouldn't

I didn't participate in the challenge

Other (please specify)

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4. How were you disposing of your batteries before this challenge?

Red bin

Yellow bin

Giving them to someone I know who collects batteries

Waste transfer station

Dropping them to Aldi

Dropping them to Officeworks

Other (please specify)

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5. Currently, Australia only correctly recycles 3% of household batteries. What do you think are key reasons for this low rate? (select up to 3)

Lack of awareness that batteries can be recycled

Collection service/centre not close enough or convenient enough

Forgetfulness

Easier to throw them in household bins

Not interested in recycling

Placing batteries in yellow bins thinking this is correct recycling

Other (please specify)

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6. How motivated do you now feel in continuing to recycle batteries correctly?

I am highly motivated and prepared to take my batteries directly to a waste transfer station

I am pretty motivated, provided I can keep dropping them off to school or another convenient location

I can see it's important but I can be a bit forgetful / I struggle to maintain habits like this

I will probably only do it again if there's another challenge like this

I'm unlikely to continue recycling batteries

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7. Thinking about your general recycling habits, which statement best describes you?

I am a committed recycler and know what, how, and where to recycle correctly

I am pretty good at recycling but would like more knowledge on how and what to recycle correctly

I usually use my household bins correctly but unlikely to take items somewhere else to recycle

I'm working on using my household bins correctly to start recycling more

Most of my rubbish goes into my red bin and/or I order a skip bin if I need to do a bulk throw out

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8. Which of the following did you know could be dropped off for free at your local waste transfer station?

Bulk cardboard

Household oil and motor oil

Fluoro globes and tubes

Empty gas bottles

Paints and solvents

Car and household batteries

E-waste like computers, TVs, DVD players, game consoles

Whitegoods such as fridges, washing machines & microwaves

Glass bottles and aluminium cans

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9. Where do you generally get information about how to manage your waste?

Ask a friend / family member

Call Council

Call JR Richards

Visit the Waste section of Council's website

Use a search engine (like google)

Use the Port Macquarie Waste Info App

Other (please specify)

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10. Do you have any general comments, ideas, or feedback?

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11. If you would like to go in the draw to win a Rechargeable Battery Pack (valued at over $50), please enter your contact details below (we will only use these details for the purposes of contacting you in relation to this competition. Your survey responses will be de-identified in the Challenge report. Competition T&Cs can be found on our website: pmhc.nsw.gov.au/householdbatteries)

Name

ZIP/Postal Code

Phone Number