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Domestic Recycling
1.
What is your gender?
Female
Male
2.
What is your age?
18 to 26 years old
27 to 38 years old
39 to 54 years old
55 years old and above
3.
Are you a Douglas Resident?
Yes
No
4.
How many people live in your house?
1-2
3-4
5-6
Above 7
5.
Which of the following best describes you?
Non-recycler (does not make use of kerbside collection and places all waste in normal bins)
Non-committed recycler (occasionally recycles but only when convenient)
Committed recycler (recycles staple items but not all)
Super-committed recycler (recycles all available items all the time)
6.
If you recycle, why?
Good for the environment
The service is there so why not use it
Everyone else is doing it
It's part of my household routine
Others
7.
If no, what prevents you from recycling?
Nowhere to store boxes
Not enough boxes
Boxes are too big/not suitable
Unsure what can be recycled
Don't want people to see what I put in the bins
The process is too complicated and/or time consuming
Others
8.
Do you take any recyclables to bring to the Civic Amenity Site?
Yes
No
Sometimes
9.
Do you put recyclable materials in your normal refuse bins
Yes
No
Sometimes
10.
Do you know where your recycled materials go?
Yes
No
11.
Do you care where it goes and what it is used for?
Yes
No
12.
What do you think the impact will be if recycling doesn't happen?
Council rates will increase to cover the increase in waste disposal charges
Does not impact on my household
Run out of resources
Air, Water and Land pollution will increase
Increase in Economic and Financial uncertainty
13.
How satisfied are you with kerbside recycling?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
14.
Are your normal refuse bins full when they are collected?
Always
Sometimes
Never
15.
How do you rate the communication and approachability of our staff?
Excellent
Good
Poor
Very Poor
16.
What is the best communication app/social media do you use?
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Twitter
Tiktok
17.
What sort of information has a greatest impact on your perception and behavior?
Facts and figures
Behavior of others in the community
Awareness of impact on the enviroment
Others
18.
Are you aware of the DBC's recyclenow.im website giving information on recycling in this area?
Yes
No
Current Progress,
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