Mayne Island Recycling Society Community Survey

Food Waste Ban Coming!

On January 1st 2015, the Capital Regional District will introduce a ban on ‘kitchen scraps’ (ie food waste) at the Hartland Landfill. Next year (2014) there will be a 20% surcharge on garbage that contains food waste. How will we handle this situation? About 30% of our garbage is organic waste. Where will it go?

The Mayne Island Recycling Society has been asked by the CRD to take the lead on advising residents on alternatives to putting organics into their garbage bags. MIRS is working with the Mayne Island Conservancy on this project.

As a first step, we want to find what the “state of composting” is on the Island. This will help us to decide what needs to be done.

Please take the time to complete this short questionnaire.

Your answers are confidential and will simply be grouped with others to create an overall picture.

For further information, contact Vicki Turay, Chair, MIRS Composting Committee at: vturay@hotmail.com

Thank you!

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* 1. Do you live on Mayne:

Full-time

Part-time (e.g. summer resident)

Occasional visitor

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* 2. Approximately what percentage of your FOOD waste is currently going into the garbage?

100%

75%

50%

25% or less

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* 3. What ways (if any) do you use to divert your food waste from the garbage? (check all that apply)

Compost

Feed to animals

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you currently compost?

	Yes	No	Sometimes
Yard and garden waste?	Yard and garden waste? Yes	Yard and garden waste? No	Yard and garden waste? Sometimes
Fruit and vegetable waste (backyard compostables)?	Fruit and vegetable waste (backyard compostables)? Yes	Fruit and vegetable waste (backyard compostables)? No	Fruit and vegetable waste (backyard compostables)? Sometimes
Other kitchen waste (meat, bones, bread, dairy)?	Other kitchen waste (meat, bones, bread, dairy)? Yes	Other kitchen waste (meat, bones, bread, dairy)? No	Other kitchen waste (meat, bones, bread, dairy)? Sometimes

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* 5. If you compost, what method of composting do you use (check all that apply)?

Bury or trench

Yard pile

Home made bin

Plastic compost bin

Food waste digester (e.g. Green Cone)

Vermiculture bin (worm farm)

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you do not compost, what prevents you from doing so (check all that apply)?

Lack of space

Lack of time

Lack of knowledge

Personal physical limitations

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What would help you start OR increase composting (check all that apply)?

Pamphlets at library

Pamphlets at Farmer's Market

Pamphlets at Recycling Depot

Information on Conservancy website

Workshop

Help building a bin

Help turning compost

Availability of a green cone "digester" (which takes meat & bones with minimal maintenance)

A place to drop off my compost

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Would you be willing to pay for having your compost handled by others in the community?

Yes

Maybe

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* 9. Would you be interested in attending a composting workshop on Mayne?

Yes

Maybe

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* 10. How do you dispose of your (Mayne Island) YARD waste (check all that apply)?

Compost

Burn

Take it to landfill

Other (please specify)

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* 11. (If you wish your response to be anonymous, you need not answer the following two questions)

We are trying to locate food waste digesters that are currently in use on Mayne to assess their effectiveness. Please provide your contact information if you are using a digester here.

Name:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 12. If you wish to receive other information updates about garbage restrictions or organics management (eg. composting workshops), please provide your contact information.

Name:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 1. Do you live on Mayne:

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* 2. Approximately what percentage of your FOOD waste is currently going into the garbage?

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* 3. What ways (if any) do you use to divert your food waste from the garbage? (check all that apply)

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* 4. Do you currently compost?

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* 5. If you compost, what method of composting do you use (check all that apply)?

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* 6. If you do not compost, what prevents you from doing so (check all that apply)?

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* 7. What would help you start OR increase composting (check all that apply)?

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* 8. Would you be willing to pay for having your compost handled by others in the community?

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* 9. Would you be interested in attending a composting workshop on Mayne?

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* 10. How do you dispose of your (Mayne Island) YARD waste (check all that apply)?

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* 11. (If you wish your response to be anonymous, you need not answer the following two questions)We are trying to locate food waste digesters that are currently in use on Mayne to assess their effectiveness. Please provide your contact information if you are using a digester here.

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* 12. If you wish to receive other information updates about garbage restrictions or organics management (eg. composting workshops), please provide your contact information.

* 11. (If you wish your response to be anonymous, you need not answer the following two questions)

We are trying to locate food waste digesters that are currently in use on Mayne to assess their effectiveness. Please provide your contact information if you are using a digester here.