College Park Business Recycling

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* 1. Please indicate whether your business recycles each of the following materials.

	We Recycle This Material	We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Our Business Does Not Generate This
Glass bottles/jars	Glass bottles/jars We Recycle This Material	Glass bottles/jars We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Glass bottles/jars Our Business Does Not Generate This
Plastic bottles/jars	Plastic bottles/jars We Recycle This Material	Plastic bottles/jars We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Plastic bottles/jars Our Business Does Not Generate This
Aluminum cans	Aluminum cans We Recycle This Material	Aluminum cans We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Aluminum cans Our Business Does Not Generate This
Steel cans	Steel cans We Recycle This Material	Steel cans We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Steel cans Our Business Does Not Generate This
Paper	Paper We Recycle This Material	Paper We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Paper Our Business Does Not Generate This
Cardboard	Cardboard We Recycle This Material	Cardboard We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Cardboard Our Business Does Not Generate This
Wooden pallets	Wooden pallets We Recycle This Material	Wooden pallets We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Wooden pallets Our Business Does Not Generate This
Other	Other We Recycle This Material	Other We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Other Our Business Does Not Generate This
Other	Other We Recycle This Material	Other We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Other Our Business Does Not Generate This
Other	Other We Recycle This Material	Other We Generate This But Do Not Recycle It	Other Our Business Does Not Generate This

Please list the "Other" materials in the order you answered the questions above.

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* 2. Please estimate the percentage of trash volume generated by your business that currently is recycled.

1 - 20%

21 - 40%

41 - 60%

61 - 80%

81 - 100%

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* 3. Please estimate the percentage of trash volume generated by your business that you believe could be recycled.

1 - 20%

21 - 40%

41 - 60%

61 - 80%

81 - 100%

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* 4. What are your business’ biggest obstacles to recycling or increasing your recycling level?

	Not a Barrier	Minor Barrier	Moderate Barrier	Major Barrier
Space limitations for recycling carts or dumpsters	Space limitations for recycling carts or dumpsters Not a Barrier	Space limitations for recycling carts or dumpsters Minor Barrier	Space limitations for recycling carts or dumpsters Moderate Barrier	Space limitations for recycling carts or dumpsters Major Barrier
Separating recycling from trash takes too much time	Separating recycling from trash takes too much time Not a Barrier	Separating recycling from trash takes too much time Minor Barrier	Separating recycling from trash takes too much time Moderate Barrier	Separating recycling from trash takes too much time Major Barrier
Volume of recyclable materials is too small	Volume of recyclable materials is too small Not a Barrier	Volume of recyclable materials is too small Minor Barrier	Volume of recyclable materials is too small Moderate Barrier	Volume of recyclable materials is too small Major Barrier
Too costly	Too costly Not a Barrier	Too costly Minor Barrier	Too costly Moderate Barrier	Too costly Major Barrier
Unsure of what can be recycled	Unsure of what can be recycled Not a Barrier	Unsure of what can be recycled Minor Barrier	Unsure of what can be recycled Moderate Barrier	Unsure of what can be recycled Major Barrier
Lack of employee interest	Lack of employee interest Not a Barrier	Lack of employee interest Minor Barrier	Lack of employee interest Moderate Barrier	Lack of employee interest Major Barrier
Lack of management/owner interest	Lack of management/owner interest Not a Barrier	Lack of management/owner interest Minor Barrier	Lack of management/owner interest Moderate Barrier	Lack of management/owner interest Major Barrier
Other	Other Not a Barrier	Other Minor Barrier	Other Moderate Barrier	Other Major Barrier

Please list the "Other" obstacle(s) here.

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* 5. What do you see as the benefits (or potential benefits) of recycling for your business? (MARK ALL THAT APPLY)

Helping to conserve natural resources

Reducing our trash collection costs

Good PR for our business in the community

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Have any of the following encouraged your business to recycle?

	Yes	No	Don’t Know
Customers	Customers Yes	Customers No	Customers Don’t Know
Employees	Employees Yes	Employees No	Employees Don’t Know
Corporate office (if applicable)	Corporate office (if applicable) Yes	Corporate office (if applicable) No	Corporate office (if applicable) Don’t Know
Other	Other Yes	Other No	Other Don’t Know

Please list the "Other" here.

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* 7. What trash hauler company collects your trash and (if applicable) recycling?

Trash

Recycling

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* 8. Who is responsible for contracting for trash and recycling collection for your business?

Business owner/manager at this location

Our corporate office (remote location)

Building owner/property manager

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Approximately how many employees work in your business (at this location)?

1 - 20

21 - 50

51 - 75

76 - 100

More than 100

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* 10. Do you have any suggestions for what the City of College Park could do to help your business or other businesses increase recycling participation? If a one-time grant would be helpful, how might your business use such a grant?

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* 11. Please provide your information:

Name: *

Company: *

Address: *

Address 2:

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP: *

Title/Position: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *