Household Recycling Survey 2020

Household Recycling & Waste Management Survey

This survey is intended to gauge the reality of residents use and understanding of their existing waste management and recycling services. All responses are confidential and IP addresses are only used to verify respondents are local residents in Nipawin, Saskatchewan and the surrounding communities and rural municipalities.

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* 1. Please indicate the area you reside in

Town of Nipawin

RM of Nipawin, including villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Torch River, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Moose Range, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Arborfield, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Connaught, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Willow Creek, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

RM of Hudson Bay, including towns, villages and hamlets within the RM boundaries

None of the above, but within 50 miles of the Town of Nipawin

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How do you dispose of your waste? Please select all that apply to you. Do not include materials you recycle.

My garbage is collected in a plastic garbage bin I put out in front of my home

My garbage is collected in a large metal bin in my yard

I drop my garbage off at a collection bin or transfer station

I take my garbage directly to the landfill (garbage dump)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How do you dispose of your recyclable materials? (ie. pop bottles, newspapers, cardboard boxes, etc) Select all that apply

My recyclables are collected in a portable recycling bin I put out in front of my home

I deliver my recycling to a collection bin in my community

I take my recyclables to Sarcan

I do not recycle, I send my recyclables to the landfill with my waste

I reuse some of my recyclables

I burn paper recyclables in a burn barrel

I burn paper and some plastics in a burn barrel

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Where does your waste go to?

My waste is taken to BARWA - Boreal Area Regional Waste Authority

My waste is taken to another landfill within my Rural Municipality (other than BARWA)

I don't know where my waste is taken

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Where do your recyclable materials go?

My recyclables go to a local facility to be sorted

My recyclables go to a facility outside the North East Saskatchewan region to be sorted

My recyclables go to BARWA (as waste)

My recyclables go to our local landfill (other than BARWA), as waste

I don't know where they go

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Based on how you select and prepare what is to be recycled in your home, what percent of the items you recycle do you believe will end up being recycled, as opposed to being sent to the landfill.

100% - I believe everything I put in the recycle bin will be recycled

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% - I don't believe anything I put in the recycle bin will actually be recycled

N/A - I don't recycle

100% - I believe everything I put in the recycle bin will be recycled

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% - I don't believe anything I put in the recycle bin will actually be recycled

N/A - I don't recycle

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* 7. Recycling has rules. How sure are you of the rules of your local recycling services?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

Please feel free to comment about your local recycling rules

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* 8. Do you feel that you would recycle more if you had a better understanding of your local recycling rules?

Very likely

Likely

Neither likely nor unlikely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 9. Based on how much you currently recycle, how would you rate your own recycling efforts on a scale of 1 to 10?

0 - I don't recycle anything

I'm halfway there, but there is a lot more I could do

10 - I am excellent at recycling

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 10. Why do you recycle? Select all that apply

I recycle to help save our environment

I recycle to reduce the amount of waste going into our local landfills

I recycle because it is required by my municipality and/or waste management company

I recycle because I receive deposit refunds (ie. pop bottles)

I recycle so my waste can be used to make recycled items instead of producing new plastics and paper products

I don't recycle

Other reasons you recycle (please specify)