Black Mountain Compost Survey

About this Survey

The Town of Black Mountain would like your input on how to implement a town-wide composting program. Research has shown that there are multiple environmental and financial benefits to composting that enrich the lives of individuals and their surrounding communities. Thank you for taking the time to help us better understand your interests in composting.

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* 1. Do you currently compost?

Yes

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* 2. If you answered yes to the first question, where do you currently compost?

At home

At the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden

At a neighbors garden

N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you do not compost, what prevents you from doing so?

Time

Too messy

Not sure how to do it properly

Lack of resources to collect items

Not enough space

Concerned about odor

Concerned about attracting wildlife

I'm not concerned about food waste

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* 4. What do you currently do with food waste such as vegetable peelings, leftover food, or plate scrapings in your household?

Throw it in the trash

Compost at home

Both throw it in the trash and put it in the garbage disposal

Put it in the in‐sink garbage disposal or down the drain

Other/don’t know

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* 5. What do you currently do with your yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings, and tree or brush trimmings?

Have the town collect it

Leave it on the lawn or compost at home

Both- have the town collect some, and leave/compost the rest

Not responsible for yard waste where I live

My landscape service takes care of it

Throw it in the trash

other/ don't know

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* 6. If a brown compost cart was provided at no cost to your household to collect yard and food waste year‐round, how likely would you be to put your food waste in the cart?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 7. Considering your other household expenses, which of the following amounts are you willing to pay per month for curbside compost collection services?

$11

$13

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* 8. How likely would you be to participate in a free, voluntary composting program which requires dropping materials off at a single collection point?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Not at all likely

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* 9. How interested are you in reducing the amount of wasted food – including uneaten and spoiled food – that your household
produces?

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not so interested

Not at all interested

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* 10. How likely would you be to participate in a food waste education workshop to learn tools and techniques to reduce wasted food and manage food discards?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Not at all likely

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* 11. Which of the following options to remove organic material from the solid waste stream do you support?

Voluntary fee curbside service collection services of yard waste and food scraps

Voluntary free curbside collection of yard waste and food scraps

Residential composting education

Voluntary free single point drop-off location of food scraps

Voluntary fee single point drop-off location of food scraps

None

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* 12. Considering your other household expenses, which of the following amounts are you willing to pay per month for existing sanitation services (trash, recycling, brush pick up, bulk/white goods)?

$10

$15

$20

$25

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* 13. Would you be interested in picking up finished compost from a community location for your own personal use?

Yes

Maybe

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* 14. Would you be interested in volunteering in our community compost program at the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden?

Yes

Maybe

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* 15. How many people are in your household?

3-4

5 or more

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* 16. Where do you currently reside?

Black Mountain

Swannanoa

Ridgecrest

Asheville

Other (please specify)

Black Mountain Compost Survey

About this Survey

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* 1. Do you currently compost?

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* 2. If you answered yes to the first question, where do you currently compost?

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* 3. If you do not compost, what prevents you from doing so?

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* 4. What do you currently do with food waste such as vegetable peelings, leftover food, or plate scrapings in your household?

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* 5. What do you currently do with your yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings, and tree or brush trimmings?

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* 6. If a brown compost cart was provided at no cost to your household to collect yard and food waste year‐round, how likely would you be to put your food waste in the cart?

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* 7. Considering your other household expenses, which of the following amounts are you willing to pay per month for curbside compost collection services?

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* 8. How likely would you be to participate in a free, voluntary composting program which requires dropping materials off at a single collection point?

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* 9. How interested are you in reducing the amount of wasted food – including uneaten and spoiled food – that your household produces?

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* 10. How likely would you be to participate in a food waste education workshop to learn tools and techniques to reduce wasted food and manage food discards?

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* 11. Which of the following options to remove organic material from the solid waste stream do you support?

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* 12. Considering your other household expenses, which of the following amounts are you willing to pay per month for existing sanitation services (trash, recycling, brush pick up, bulk/white goods)?

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* 13. Would you be interested in picking up finished compost from a community location for your own personal use?

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* 14. Would you be interested in volunteering in our community compost program at the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden?

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* 15. How many people are in your household?

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* 16. Where do you currently reside?

* 9. How interested are you in reducing the amount of wasted food – including uneaten and spoiled food – that your household
produces?