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Vestmannaeyjar develop the municipality's environmental- and natural resource policy

Survey for recidents

For the municipality of Vestmannaeyjar to become leader in matters related to environment and natural resources, everyone needs to join this effort. Therefore, it is important that as many residents as possible participate in forming Vestmannaeyjar’s environmental and natural resources policy, which is the main prerequisite for successful reduction of the municipality's impact on the environment
1.What is your age?
2.What is your gender
3.In your opinion, what is the most important effort the residents of Vestmannaeyjar, the municipality and local companies can make to contribute to the environment?
4.Have you participated in environmentally related initiatives in Vestmannaeyjar?
5.If yes, what is or was the project and how did it go?
6.In your opinion, what can the residents of Vestmannaeyjar, the municipality and local companies do to reduce the use of electricity, water, or fuel?
7.In your opinion, how could the residents of Vestmannaeyjar be encouraged to travel more car-free? What could the municipality or companies do to motivate their staff?
8.How can residents of Vestmannaeyjar, the municipality and local companies arrange their purchases to minimize their impact on the environment?
9.How much waste is sorted in your home? Give a grade between 0-10, where 0 means that none is sorted, and 10 means that all sortable waste is sorted.
0
10
10.How much waste is sorted at your workplace? Give a grade between 0-10, where 0 means that none is sorted, and 10 means that all sortable waste is sorted.
0
10
11.What are the main challenges regarding waste sorting at your home and workplace?
12.In your opinion, how could Vestmannaeyjar encourage residents and companies to increase waste sorting?
13.There are some polluting materials in the sewage effluent of Vestmannaeyjar (e.g. oil, solvents, wet wipes, cotton buds), which both pollute the effluent into the sea and clog the town's sewerage system
14.What are your suggestions for residents, the municipality, and local companies with regards to reducing greenhouse gas emission?
15.In your opinion, how could residents and companies be encouraged to volunteer in activities aiming to improve the environment of Vestmannaeyjar, e.g. construction of hiking paths, land reclamation or beach cleaning?
16.In your opinion, what are the most important environmental issues that the municipality should work on?
17.Do you have additional suggestions or would you like to add something?
18.Do you run a company or have you run a business in Vestmannaeyjar?