QUESTIONNAIRE

It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and

manure. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as
bacteria, protozoa, nematodes and fungi. Compost improves soil fertility
in gardens, landscaping, horticulture, urban agriculture, and organic farming, reducing
dependency on commercial chemical fertilizers.

These questions would be convenient to ask in an interview OR questionnaire.

1. DO you know what is composting?
Yes or No
2. Do you do compost?
a. If YES then how do you maintain composting?
b. If NO, then why don’t you start doing this?
3. Are you interested in doing composting?
Yes or No
4. How long have you been composting?
6 Months, 1Year, 2Year, 3Year
5. How do you compost your food waste?
6. How do you compost your garden waste?
7. What do you do with your compost?
8. Are you aware of Stonesoup’s composting services?
9. Is price a barrier for you to not doing the composting?
10. Is maintenance of composting an issue because of which you stop doing composting?
11. Will you resume your composting plant/ start composting if Stonesoup started guiding
you?
12. Do you think composting at our own place can make a change in this society(world)?
13. Will you contribute for this change in this society?
14. Do you think that the waste segregation is a problem in today’s world? And how can
we solve this?
15. Does your society, villas, hotels separate the waste before throwing it?
16. Instead of throwing will you prefer your kitchen, garden waste to get composted in
your own neighbourhood?
17. What are the waste management techniques that you are following?
18. What are the sources of your waste?
19. Who are the people that are picking up your waste?
20. Are you aware about where the waste is going?
21. Are you aware about various waste management techniques that are followed?
22. What is the importance of waste management
23. Do you know the rules and regulations regarding waste management
24. What is the reason behind so much waste littered near roads in Bangalore?
25. What is 2 bin 1 bag method of segregation? Are you convinced with that method and
following it?
26. Do you think waste segregation is important?
27. Do you know where does your waste go after it leaves your premises?
28. How does a complete waste management program fit into your budget?
29. What are the benefits of waste management
30. What are the barriers to your waste management techniques that you follow today?

how are you managing your waste right now? Who is picking your waste ?  Do you
know where it’s going? What do you think is happening to the waste once it leaves
your premises ? Do you think waste management is important ? Why do you think
we have so much of waste littered and so many black spots on the road ? Are you
aware of 2bin1bag method of segregation? Are you following that? Then move on to
specifics of organic waste to understand more like Are you aware of waste
management rules in bangalore? Do you have a set up to manage your food and
garden waste in your premises? Do you know how much waste can be diverted away
from landfills if you manage it in your premises? Are you aware of any composting
product or service providers ?  Do you know that there are service providers who can
help you set up and run the composting? Would you like to compost your food and
garden waste and get compost for your own garden ? Will you be willing to compost
if end to end it is managers by a vendor ?