Central Coast Recycling Survey

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1. Do you live on the NSW Central Coast?

Yes

No- If you live in a different Council area, your recycling system may be different. This survey is only for residents of the Central Coast.

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2. Recyclable items can be placed in a plastic bag in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin.

True

False

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3. Which paper and cardboard items can be placed in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin?

Magazines, Pizza Boxes & Laundry Powder Boxes

Shredded Paper, Long Life Milk Cartons & Disposable Coffee Cups

All of the above

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4. Which glass items can be placed in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin?

Drinking Glasses, Ceramic Coffee Cups & Light Globes

Vitamin Jars, Beer Bottles & Peanut Butter Jars

All of the above

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5. Which metal items can be placed in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin?

Baked Bean Cans, Soft Drink Cans & Hairspray Cans

Spray Paint Can, Scrap Metal & Pots and Pans

All of the above

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6. Which plastic items can be placed in your Yellow Lid Recycle Bin?

Plastic Buckets, Baskets & Plant Pots

Shampoo Bottles, Yoghurt Tubs & Biscuit Trays

All of the above

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7. Are meat trays, paper towels and tissues OK to be placed into my Yellow Lid Recycle Bin?

Yes

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8. I have to take my newspaper out of the plastic bag before I place it in the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin.

True

False

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9. If I place clothing, shoes and toys into the Yellow Lid Recycle Bin, it will be sent to charity

True

False

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10. If a product has a recycle symbol on it, I can place it in my Yellow Lid Recycle Bin.

True

False

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11. Items I put in the Red Lid Bin are sent to landfill and buried in a hole in the ground.

True

False

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12. Who puts your recycling into the Yellow Lid Bin at your house?

I do

My partner

My children

My parents

My housemate

I'm not sure

Other (please specify)

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13. Do you do any of the following waste reduction or recycling activities?

Place food scraps in a compost bin

Place food scraps in a worm Ffrm

Give food waste to chickens

Take plastic bags and wrappers back to the store for recycling

Take household batteries to my local library for recycling

Use Return and Earn facilities for a 10 cent refund on bottles and cans

Take a reusable bag to the supermarket

Use a reusable coffee cup

Donate good quality toys, clothes and furniture to charities

Buy second hand products instead of new ones from Op Shops, online forums or garage sales

Grow my own fruit and/or vegetables

I do none of these things

Other (please specify)

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14. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other

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15. What is your age?

17 or younger

18-20

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70 or older

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16. How do you find out about your waste and recycling service?

1Coast Website

Central Coast Council Website

Information on the Bin Lid

1Coast Social Media Pages

Central Coast Council Social Media Pages

Radio Advertising

Cinema Advertising

Newspaper Advertising

Bin Inspection Program

Waste and Recycling Tour

1Coast Education Session

I Don't Know

Other (please specify)