Domestic Recycling Questionnaire

This is a questionnaire researching the usability of current domestic recycling bins used by
Local Authorities. Please answer the following questions as fully as you can.
1. How many people reside in your house-hold?
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2. Who is your Local Authority/Council?
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3. What recycling bins do they provide? E.g. Green recycles bin, plastic recycle bin, etc
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4. Which products do you usually recycle? (Tick where appro

priate)

Glass
Cardboard
Other

Plastic
Foodstuff

Paper
Garden
Waste

If other, please state:

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5. Are the accepted materials, clearly and adequately, stated on the bins? (Tick as
Appropriate)

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Unsure
Agree
Strongly Agree

6. Would you describe your recycling as sorted into different materials (plastic, metal,
paper, etc) before it is collected by waste disposal firms? (Tick as Appropriate)

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Unsure
Agree
Strongly Agree

7. How regularly do you fill your recycling bins? (Tick as Appropriate)

Never
Monthly
Every two weeks
Every week

8. If your recycle bins have wheels, how useful do you find them? (Tick as Appropriate)

Useless

Useful

Not very useful

Unsure
Quite useful

9. Should your bins need it, how do think you would find cleaning them?
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10. Where do you usually store your recycling bin(s)? (Tick where appropriate)

Outside

Garden

Garage

Shelter

Other
If other, please state:
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