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Ocean Friendly Homes - Home Audit
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1.
What school do you attend?
(Required.)
All Saints
Millbay Academy
Whitleigh Community Primary School
Woodfield Primary School
Mount Wise Community Primary School
Pilgrim Primary Academy
Austin Farm Academy
Laira Green Primary School
South Molton Community College
Plymouth College
Stafford Leys
Salisbury Road
Holy Cross
Ford Primary
Hill View
West Buckland
St Andrews
Prince Rock
Home educated
Other
Other (please specify)
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2.
What is the name of your class?
(Required.)
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3.
What type of home do you live in?
(Required.)
Flat
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
Other
4.
How many people live in your home?
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5.
How many vehicles do you have in your household? (cars, vans, motorbikes)
(Required.)
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6.
Is your home owned or rented?
(Required.)
Owned
Rented
Don't know
This section of the audit is about:
Energy
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7.
How do you heat your home?
(Required.)
Electric
Gas
Oil
Wood
Heatpump
Don't Know
Other (please specify)
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8.
During the winter, how often do you have your heating on?(Approximately)
(Required.)
All day
Half the day
A couple of hours
Only when I really need to
Never
Don't know
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9.
What temperature do you aim to keep your home heated to?
(Required.)
17 degrees or below
18-20 degrees
21 degrees or above
Don't know
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10.
How many loads of laundry do you do as a household each week? (Approximately)
(Required.)
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11.
How do you most often dry your clothes?
(Required.)
Tumble Dryer
Washing line or rack
Don't know
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12.
Who is your energy supplier?
(Required.)
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13.
Are you on a renewable energy tariff?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Don't know
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14.
Tick off all the energy saving activities you do:
(Required.)
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Turning off electrical appliances at the wall plug when they're not in use
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Turning off the lights and devices when leaving the room
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Keep windows closed when the heating is on
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Having cooler showers rather than hotter showers
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Have energy saving light bulbs
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Have an insulated loft/walls
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Have double or triple glazed windows
Always/Yes
Often
Rarely
Never/No
Don't know
Not relevant
Please enter any other energy saving activities you do that we haven't listed here
This section of the audit is about:
Materials
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15.
How often do you shop at a zero waste shop?
(Required.)
Weekly
Monthly
A couple of times a year
Once or twice
Never
Don't know
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16.
Do you make an effort to purchase clothes that are pre-loved? (second-hand e.g. from a charity shop)
(Required.)
Often
Sometimes
Never
Don't know
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17.
Tick any ways you reduce single use materials in your home
(Required.)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Use plastic free toiletries (eg soap/shampoo bars/bamboo toothbrushes)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Use beeswax wraps (or equivalent) instead of cling film
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Bring reusable bags for shopping trips
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Use refillable drinks bottles
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Have refillable cleaning products
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Use cloths instead of kitchen towels or wipes
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Primarily use cloth nappies
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Recycled toilet roll/kitchen roll
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Metal razor instead of plastic
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Reusable period products (menstrual cups/period pants etc)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Please enter here any other ways you avoid single-use materials
This section of the audit is about:
Waste
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18.
Of the food you buy, how much is thrown away?
(Required.)
None
0-25%
25-50%
More than 50%
Don't know
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19.
How often do you clean your waste (e.g. tin cans and hard plastic) before putting it into the recycling bin?
(Required.)
Often
Sometimes
Never
Don't know
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20.
How often do you recycle/compost the following materials/items?
(Required.)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Paper and cardboard
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Plastics - Soft (eg: sweet wrappers & bread bags)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Plastic - Hard (eg: bottles & containers)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Glass
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Tin cans
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Garden Waste
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Food
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Electrical devices (including batteries and lightbulbs)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Old makeup containers/toiletries
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Tablet blister packs
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Coffee pods
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Fabrics
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not applicable
Please enter any other things you recycle or compost here.
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21.
Do you make an effort to purchase items that are unpackaged (e.g. fruit and vegetables)?
(Required.)
Often
Sometimes
Never
This isn't an option in my supermarket
Don't know
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22.
One of the biggest things we waste in our homes is water. Tick all the water saving activities you do.
(Required.)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Use a washing up bowl to wash the dishes
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Run the dishwasher only when it's full
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Run the washing machine only when it's full
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Prioritising showers rather than baths
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Having shorter showers rather than longer showers
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Turning off the tap when brushing your teeth
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Reusing water to water the plants (e.g. pasta/bath water)
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Taps fitted with flow reducers
Always
Often
Rarely
Never
Don't know
Not relevant
Please enter any other waste-reducing swaps you do that aren't listed here
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23.
As a household, how many times a day does your toilet get flushed? (Approximately)
(Required.)
Thanks for taking part!
