Buffalo Recycling Thoughts and Habits Survey

The Buffalo Recycling Alliance and its local partners need your help to better understand recycling knowledge and practice in Buffalo, NY. Your responses to these questions will allow us to improve the recycling experience for all. This is a very short survey which should take about 2 minutes to complete. Please pass the survey link along to all of your colleagues, friends, and family.

	Items that CANNOT go into your bin	Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
aluminum cans	aluminum cans Items that CANNOT go into your bin	aluminum cans Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
batteries	batteries Items that CANNOT go into your bin	batteries Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
bolts and nails	bolts and nails Items that CANNOT go into your bin	bolts and nails Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
cardboard	cardboard Items that CANNOT go into your bin	cardboard Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
carry-out café plastic and paper containers	carry-out café plastic and paper containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin	carry-out café plastic and paper containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
cellophane	cellophane Items that CANNOT go into your bin	cellophane Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
cereal boxes	cereal boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin	cereal boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
electronics	electronics Items that CANNOT go into your bin	electronics Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
empty pill containers	empty pill containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin	empty pill containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
fabric	fabric Items that CANNOT go into your bin	fabric Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard)	freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard) Items that CANNOT go into your bin	freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard) Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
glass containers	glass containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin	glass containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
lightbulbs	lightbulbs Items that CANNOT go into your bin	lightbulbs Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
newspaper	newspaper Items that CANNOT go into your bin	newspaper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
paint	paint Items that CANNOT go into your bin	paint Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
paper	paper Items that CANNOT go into your bin	paper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
paper coffee cups	paper coffee cups Items that CANNOT go into your bin	paper coffee cups Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
paper towel and toilet paper tubes	paper towel and toilet paper tubes Items that CANNOT go into your bin	paper towel and toilet paper tubes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
pizza boxes with grease	pizza boxes with grease Items that CANNOT go into your bin	pizza boxes with grease Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
plastic bags	plastic bags Items that CANNOT go into your bin	plastic bags Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo	plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo Items that CANNOT go into your bin	plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese	plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese Items that CANNOT go into your bin	plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
receipts	receipts Items that CANNOT go into your bin	receipts Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
shoe boxes	shoe boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin	shoe boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
Styrofoam	Styrofoam Items that CANNOT go into your bin	Styrofoam Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
televisions	televisions Items that CANNOT go into your bin	televisions Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
tires	tires Items that CANNOT go into your bin	tires Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
tissue boxes	tissue boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin	tissue boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
wax cereal box liners	wax cereal box liners Items that CANNOT go into your bin	wax cereal box liners Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin
wrapping paper	wrapping paper Items that CANNOT go into your bin	wrapping paper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

Items that CANNOT go into your bin

Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

aluminum cans

aluminum cans Items that CANNOT go into your bin

aluminum cans Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

batteries

batteries Items that CANNOT go into your bin

batteries Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

bolts and nails

bolts and nails Items that CANNOT go into your bin

bolts and nails Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

cardboard

cardboard Items that CANNOT go into your bin

cardboard Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

carry-out café plastic and paper containers

carry-out café plastic and paper containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin

carry-out café plastic and paper containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

cellophane

cellophane Items that CANNOT go into your bin

cellophane Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

cereal boxes

cereal boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin

cereal boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

electronics

electronics Items that CANNOT go into your bin

electronics Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

empty pill containers

empty pill containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin

empty pill containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

fabric

fabric Items that CANNOT go into your bin

fabric Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard)

freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard) Items that CANNOT go into your bin

freezer cardboard containers (wet strength cardboard) Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

glass containers

glass containers Items that CANNOT go into your bin

glass containers Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

lightbulbs

lightbulbs Items that CANNOT go into your bin

lightbulbs Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

newspaper

newspaper Items that CANNOT go into your bin

newspaper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

paint

paint Items that CANNOT go into your bin

paint Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

paper

paper Items that CANNOT go into your bin

paper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

paper coffee cups

paper coffee cups Items that CANNOT go into your bin

paper coffee cups Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

paper towel and toilet paper tubes

paper towel and toilet paper tubes Items that CANNOT go into your bin

paper towel and toilet paper tubes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

pizza boxes with grease

pizza boxes with grease Items that CANNOT go into your bin

pizza boxes with grease Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

plastic bags

plastic bags Items that CANNOT go into your bin

plastic bags Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo

plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo Items that CANNOT go into your bin

plastic bottles from cleaning products or shampoo Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese

plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese Items that CANNOT go into your bin

plastic containers including yogurt or cottage cheese Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

receipts

receipts Items that CANNOT go into your bin

receipts Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

shoe boxes

shoe boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin

shoe boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

Styrofoam

Styrofoam Items that CANNOT go into your bin

Styrofoam Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

televisions

televisions Items that CANNOT go into your bin

televisions Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

tires

tires Items that CANNOT go into your bin

tires Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

tissue boxes

tissue boxes Items that CANNOT go into your bin

tissue boxes Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

wax cereal box liners

wax cereal box liners Items that CANNOT go into your bin

wax cereal box liners Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

wrapping paper

wrapping paper Items that CANNOT go into your bin

wrapping paper Items that YOU REGULARLY put in the bin

Buffalo Recycling Thoughts and Habits

General Recycling Knowledge

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* 1. Do you think residential recycling is legally required in Buffalo, NY?

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* 2. Do you think recycling is legally required for businesses in Buffalo, NY?

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* 3. Do you think residential recycling saves the city money?

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* 4. How often do you return your bottles and cans in order to receive your deposit reimbursement?

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* 5. How confident are you in your knowledge of what can be recycled in the city's residential recycling bins?

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* 6. Please look closely at each column.
In the first, select all of the items that CANNOT be recycled in your city recycling bin.
In the second, select the items that your home REGULARLY recycles.

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* 1. Do you think residential recycling is legally required in Buffalo, NY?

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* 2. Do you think recycling is legally required for businesses in Buffalo, NY?

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* 3. Do you think residential recycling saves the city money?

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* 4. How often do you return your bottles and cans in order to receive your deposit reimbursement?

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* 5. How confident are you in your knowledge of what can be recycled in the city's residential recycling bins?

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* 6. Please look closely at each column. In the first, select all of the items that CANNOT be recycled in your city recycling bin.In the second, select the items that your home REGULARLY recycles.

* 6. Please look closely at each column.
In the first, select all of the items that CANNOT be recycled in your city recycling bin.
In the second, select the items that your home REGULARLY recycles.