CPSC Textiles Survey: Local Government

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* 1. What department/Agency do you represent?

Public Works/Solid Waste

General Services

Water Resources

Office of Sustainability

Elected Officials and City Managers

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where is your jurisdiction (i.e. City of Sacramento)?

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* 3. What textile items does your agency own or rent for work purposes?

	Own	Rent	Unsure	No money spent on this item
Aprons for industrial workers	Aprons for industrial workers Own	Aprons for industrial workers Rent	Aprons for industrial workers Unsure	Aprons for industrial workers No money spent on this item
Bar mops	Bar mops Own	Bar mops Rent	Bar mops Unsure	Bar mops No money spent on this item
Blankets and comforters	Blankets and comforters Own	Blankets and comforters Rent	Blankets and comforters Unsure	Blankets and comforters No money spent on this item
Cloth hand towels (public restroom)	Cloth hand towels (public restroom) Own	Cloth hand towels (public restroom) Rent	Cloth hand towels (public restroom) Unsure	Cloth hand towels (public restroom) No money spent on this item
Medical equipment (lifting slings and belts, transfer devices, etc)	Medical equipment (lifting slings and belts, transfer devices, etc) Own	Medical equipment (lifting slings and belts, transfer devices, etc) Rent	Medical equipment (lifting slings and belts, transfer devices, etc) Unsure	Medical equipment (lifting slings and belts, transfer devices, etc) No money spent on this item
Mops	Mops Own	Mops Rent	Mops Unsure	Mops No money spent on this item
Other reusable cleaning supplies	Other reusable cleaning supplies Own	Other reusable cleaning supplies Rent	Other reusable cleaning supplies Unsure	Other reusable cleaning supplies No money spent on this item
Scrubs	Scrubs Own	Scrubs Rent	Scrubs Unsure	Scrubs No money spent on this item
Sheets	Sheets Own	Sheets Rent	Sheets Unsure	Sheets No money spent on this item
Tablecloths, napkins, and restaurant linens	Tablecloths, napkins, and restaurant linens Own	Tablecloths, napkins, and restaurant linens Rent	Tablecloths, napkins, and restaurant linens Unsure	Tablecloths, napkins, and restaurant linens No money spent on this item
Towels	Towels Own	Towels Rent	Towels Unsure	Towels No money spent on this item
Uniforms / garments	Uniforms / garments Own	Uniforms / garments Rent	Uniforms / garments Unsure	Uniforms / garments No money spent on this item

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What services do you subscribe to or offer?

Laundering

Uniform or other product rental

Uniform or other product purchases

Take-back used textile products for recycling or disposal

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How much does your agency/department spend on uniforms annually, including purchases and rentals?

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* 6. Does your agency buy uniforms directly and issue to them to employees, or do you provide employees with a uniform allowance?

The Department purchases the uniforms and distributes to employees

The employees receive an allowance and select from a pre-approved vendor list.

The employees receive an allowance and select from any vendor they choose.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Do you have your laundry supplier report how much waste is generated per year?

Yes

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* 8. What other types of materials and treatments are on your top textile items?

Buttons and other hard plastics

Water repellency treatment

Embroidery

Fire retardant treatment

Reflective tapes

Screen printing

Textile lamination

Zippers, snaps, and other metal closures

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Approximately how much textile waste is generated from your agency purchases per year?

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* 10. Who collects and manages the textile waste coming from the products purchased by your agency?

Textile collector or rag trader picks it up

Waste hauler picks it up with other waste

We arrange delivery to a recycler/landfill

Individual staff manage their own items

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What happens to the waste?

Cut into rag wipers

Downcycled into insulation, filling material, or shoddy

Landfill / incineration

Recycled into new textiles

Reused as garments

Unknown

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What other "circular" or sustainable services would you like to offer in your jurisdiction? (Check all that apply)

Green purchasing contracts

Certified product destruction / recycling

Products with any type of recycled content

Recycling worn out products

Database of textile processors with information on their processes

Reuse, repair, and upcycling

Public collection kiosks

Curbside textile recycling

Not interested in offering textile services

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What are the barriers to offering a source separated textiles stream in your jurisdiction? Or what do you need to be able to offer a textiles program?

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* 14. Does your Agency/Department have an Environmental Purchasing Policy? If yes, does it include uniforms and other textiles? If no, would you consider adopting one?

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* 15. Please enter your information.

Agency Name

Agency Website

Contact Name

Contact Email

Company Headquarters City

Company Headquarters State

Company Headquarters Zip Code