Reusable Bag Initiative - Consumer Questionniare Survey

1. How often do you currently use reusable bags?

How often do you currently use reusable bags? Always.

More than half the time.

Less than half the time.

Never.

2. When you don't use reusable bags, do you choose paper or plastic?

When you don't use reusable bags, do you choose paper or plastic? Paper.

Plastic.

3. When you select plastic checkout bags, what do you do with them after their initial use?

When you select plastic checkout bags, what do you do with them after their initial use? Reuse them in varying ways.

Dispose of them in the garbage.

Bring them back to the store to be recycled.

I never use plastic checkout bags.

4. In order to increase reusable bag use and decrease waste, The Town of Truckee is considering banning plastic checkout bags and imposing a fee on paper bags. Do you support this initiative?

In order to increase reusable bag use and decrease waste, The Town of Truckee is considering banning plastic checkout bags and imposing a fee on paper bags. Do you support this initiative? Yes, I support this initiative and its attempts to increase reusable bag use in Truckee.

Not sure, I need more information.

No, this is not a good way to increase reusable bag use and decrease waste.

If you do not support this initiative, please explain why.

5. The Town of Truckee is considering imposing a $0.20 fee on paper checkout bags and a ban on all plastic checkout bags. Businesses would retain the revenue generated by the fee in order to cover the costs associated with implementing the ban on plastic bags. What are your thoughts on such a fee?

The Town of Truckee is considering imposing a $0.20 fee on paper checkout bags and a ban on all plastic checkout bags. Businesses would retain the revenue generated by the fee in order to cover the costs associated with implementing the ban on plastic bags. What are your thoughts on such a fee? I support the $0.20 fee on paper bags and agree that it would incentivize consumers to bring their own bags.

I do not think that the $0.20 fee would be enough to influence reusable bag use.

The $0.20 fee is too high. I believe that a smaller amount would influence consumer behavior without being burdensome.

•If you do not agree with the $0.20 fee, please explain why not. What do you suggest in order to increase reusable bag use?

6. In order to maximize the effects of this initiative, the Town of Truckee is considering applying the ban on plastic bags and imposing fees on paper bags to all Truckee businesses. How do you think that this will affect your shopping habits?

In order to maximize the effects of this initiative, the Town of Truckee is considering applying the ban on plastic bags and imposing fees on paper bags to all Truckee businesses. How do you think that this will affect your shopping habits? It will incentivize me to bring a reusable bag to everywhere I shop.

It will influence me to use reusable bags at Truckee's larger grocery stores, but I do not anticipate bringing a reusable bag to smaller businesses.

It will not change my behavior.

7. What Truckee businesses do you think that this initiative should affect?

What Truckee businesses do you think that this initiative should affect? All businesses.

Only Truckee's large grocery stores such as Safeway and Save Mart.

None.