Domestic Recycling Survey

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* 1. What is your gender?

Female

Male

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* 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

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* 3. Are you a Douglas Resident?

Yes

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* 4. How many people live in your house?

1-2

3-4

5-6

Above 7

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* 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)

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* 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

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* 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

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* 8. Do you take any recyclables to bring to the Civic Amenity Site?

Yes

Sometimes

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* 9. Do you put recyclable materials in your normal refuse bins

Yes

Sometimes

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* 10. Do you know where your recycled materials go?

Yes

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* 11. Do you care where it goes and what it is used for?

Yes

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* 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

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* 13. How satisfied are you with kerbside recycling?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 14. Are your normal refuse bins full when they are collected?

Always

Sometimes

Never

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* 15. How do you rate the communication and approachability of our staff?

Excellent

Good

Poor

Very Poor

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* 16. What is the best communication app/social media do you use?

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

Twitter

Tiktok

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* 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

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* 18. Are you aware of the DBC's recyclenow.im website giving information on recycling in this area?

Yes