Sample Survey of Recycling Habits

How well do you reduce, reuse, recycle and rot at school and home? Read each question, and answer as best
as it applies to you.

1. How important is recycling to you personally?

a. Very important
b. Fairly important
c. Not at all important

2. Which of these statements best describes your attitude to recycling?

a. I recycle even if it requires additional effort
b. I recycle if it does not require effort
c. I do not recycle

3. Which of these statements comes closest to how much you recycle at home?
a. I recycle everything that can be recycled
b. I recycle a lot but not everything that can be recycled
c. I do not recycle

4. Which of these statements comes closest to how much you recycle at school?
a. I recycle everything that can be recycled
b. I recycle a lot but not everything that can be recycled
c. I do not recycle

5. How do you bring your lunch to school?

a. In a lunch box or bag that I use every day
b. I usually buy lunch at school
c. In a bag that I throw away

6. What do you think of our new food scrap recycling program? (If applicable)
a. It’s great, easy and helps the school reduce waste sent to the landfill
b. It’s great, but it takes long
c. It’s wasting my recess

7. Do you know what goes in the green organics cart?

a. Yes, I know all that goes into the green organics cart
b. Yes, but I do not get all the items right at times
c. No, I don’t know

8. How important is food scrap recycling to you personally?

a. Very important
b. Fairly important
c. Not at all important

Refer to the Key below to see how well you are doing to protect the environment.

Key: 6-8 a’s = Excellent! You are doing a great job to protect the environment
4-5 a’s = Good. You are doing okay and have room for improvement
0-3 a’s = Need to improve. Get help from your teacher or parent to increase recycling efforts.

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