Collegiate Recycling Survey

Colleges and universities in North America have unique, even decisive roles in how we use materials.

The intent of this survey is to enable higher education's advancement of resource and waste management.

Please take 3-5 minutes to help direct the future of this burgeoning field.

There are plenty of opportunities for involvement. Please consider investing a bit of time and resources to help reach higher ed's potential.

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1. What role(s) best describe your position?

student

faculty

recycling program manager

campus sustainability officer

campus administration

local government

state, provincial or regional government

community group/non profit

private company

prospective vendor

industry or higher ed association

prospective partner or sponsor

media

Other (please specify)

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2. In which of the following areas would you like to see a collegiate recycling organization play a role, and in what priority?

	low priority	medium priority	high priority
Purchasing recycling and solid waste management supplies and equipment.	Purchasing recycling and solid waste management supplies and equipment. low priority	Purchasing recycling and solid waste management supplies and equipment. medium priority	Purchasing recycling and solid waste management supplies and equipment. high priority
Providing interns and applied research assistance.	Providing interns and applied research assistance. low priority	Providing interns and applied research assistance. medium priority	Providing interns and applied research assistance. high priority
Remaining current with local and national policy work.	Remaining current with local and national policy work. low priority	Remaining current with local and national policy work. medium priority	Remaining current with local and national policy work. high priority
Educating the campus community on benefits of recycling and reducing waste.	Educating the campus community on benefits of recycling and reducing waste. low priority	Educating the campus community on benefits of recycling and reducing waste. medium priority	Educating the campus community on benefits of recycling and reducing waste. high priority
Networking with other recyclers and campus sustainability offices	Networking with other recyclers and campus sustainability offices low priority	Networking with other recyclers and campus sustainability offices medium priority	Networking with other recyclers and campus sustainability offices high priority
Assisting off campus committees and projects.	Assisting off campus committees and projects. low priority	Assisting off campus committees and projects. medium priority	Assisting off campus committees and projects. high priority
Revising purchasing policies and cost-structures so vendors have incentives to reduce wasteful packaging and product.	Revising purchasing policies and cost-structures so vendors have incentives to reduce wasteful packaging and product. low priority	Revising purchasing policies and cost-structures so vendors have incentives to reduce wasteful packaging and product. medium priority	Revising purchasing policies and cost-structures so vendors have incentives to reduce wasteful packaging and product. high priority
Integrating waste reduction, recycling,and composting into climate action plans.	Integrating waste reduction, recycling,and composting into climate action plans. low priority	Integrating waste reduction, recycling,and composting into climate action plans. medium priority	Integrating waste reduction, recycling,and composting into climate action plans. high priority
Connecting prospective employees/employers.	Connecting prospective employees/employers. low priority	Connecting prospective employees/employers. medium priority	Connecting prospective employees/employers. high priority
Supplying secondary materials to market.	Supplying secondary materials to market. low priority	Supplying secondary materials to market. medium priority	Supplying secondary materials to market. high priority

Other (please specify)

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3. What organizations are you connected with?

Apollo Alliance

APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI)

Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention

College and University Recycling Council (CURC)

Environmental Paper Network

EPA Wastewise partner

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

Insituto Nacional de Recicladores

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)

Keep America Beautiful (KAB)

Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS)

National Association of College and University Business OFficers (NACUBO)

National Recycling Coalition (NRC)

National Wildlife Federation: Campus Ecology Project

Public Research Interest Groups (PIRGS)

Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA)

Society of College and University Planners (SCUP)

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

state / provincial recycling organization

Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)

United States Student Association (USSA)

US Composting Council (USCC)

US Green Building Council (USGBC)

Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA)

Others (please specify)

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4. Help target activities for a North American collegiate recycling organization

	not that useful	useful	high priority	essential	no opinion
Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences	Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences not that useful	Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences useful	Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences high priority	Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences essential	Schedule college recycling workshops at North American conferences no opinion
Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences.	Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences. not that useful	Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences. useful	Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences. high priority	Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences. essential	Enable college recycling workshops at state and regional conferences. no opinion
Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions.	Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions. not that useful	Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions. useful	Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions. high priority	Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions. essential	Promote job board for wanted and available internships and paid positions. no opinion
Assist On-line forums and listservers.	Assist On-line forums and listservers. not that useful	Assist On-line forums and listservers. useful	Assist On-line forums and listservers. high priority	Assist On-line forums and listservers. essential	Assist On-line forums and listservers. no opinion
Promotion of RecycleMania.	Promotion of RecycleMania. not that useful	Promotion of RecycleMania. useful	Promotion of RecycleMania. high priority	Promotion of RecycleMania. essential	Promotion of RecycleMania. no opinion
Discounts to trade publications.	Discounts to trade publications. not that useful	Discounts to trade publications. useful	Discounts to trade publications. high priority	Discounts to trade publications. essential	Discounts to trade publications. no opinion
Discounts for recycling equipment.	Discounts for recycling equipment. not that useful	Discounts for recycling equipment. useful	Discounts for recycling equipment. high priority	Discounts for recycling equipment. essential	Discounts for recycling equipment. no opinion
Discounts on recycled content office materials.	Discounts on recycled content office materials. not that useful	Discounts on recycled content office materials. useful	Discounts on recycled content office materials. high priority	Discounts on recycled content office materials. essential	Discounts on recycled content office materials. no opinion
Discounts on recycled content building materials.	Discounts on recycled content building materials. not that useful	Discounts on recycled content building materials. useful	Discounts on recycled content building materials. high priority	Discounts on recycled content building materials. essential	Discounts on recycled content building materials. no opinion
Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid	Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid not that useful	Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid useful	Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid high priority	Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid essential	Access to special containers and technical support from companies like Rubbermaid no opinion
Free technical on-line and print resources.	Free technical on-line and print resources. not that useful	Free technical on-line and print resources. useful	Free technical on-line and print resources. high priority	Free technical on-line and print resources. essential	Free technical on-line and print resources. no opinion
Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns.	Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns. not that useful	Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns. useful	Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns. high priority	Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns. essential	Action Alerts and advocacy campaigns. no opinion
Training and certification courses.	Training and certification courses. not that useful	Training and certification courses. useful	Training and certification courses. high priority	Training and certification courses. essential	Training and certification courses. no opinion
Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting.	Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting. not that useful	Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting. useful	Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting. high priority	Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting. essential	Recruit and refer speakers for lectures and consulting. no opinion

Other (please specify)

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5. Please select type(s) of follow-up to this survey you would like to receive

Share survey results

Invite to future focus groups and feedback surveys

Send extensive survey (for campus recycling coordinators or sustainability officers)

Consider me for an advisory committee position

Send sponsorship packet

Other follow-up you could suggest

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6. Please add any comments or suggestions here:

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7. Please provide contact information

Name

Organization

Email Address

Website