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Recycling Survey

Thank you for taking part in this recycling survey. In order to qualify for the grocery store raffle, you must receive curbside recycling service in Omaha, be over the age of 18 and provide proper contact information on the form below. Your personal information is used for this studyâ€™s purposes only and is not shared or sold to anyone else.

Name
Address
Zip Code
E-mail
Phone

1. Do you currently participate in the cityâ€™s green bin recycling program?
Yes
No
I used to, but donâ€™t anymore.

2. If No, why not?
Itâ€™s too much work.
I donâ€™t know how to get a green bin.
I donâ€™t know what I can recycle.
Itâ€™s not important.
Other
(If you answered no to question 1, please proceed to question 10 after completing question 2.)

3. If Yes, why? (check all that apply)
It’s good for the environment.
Itâ€™s easy.
It makes sense to reuse materials.
It helps to lower the cityâ€™s disposal costs.
Other

4. How many green bins do you have?
One
Two
Two or More

5. How often do you place your bin(s) at the curb?
Every week
Every other week
Once a month
Less than once a month

6. Is your bin usually . . .
Full
Half full
Less than half full
Overflowing

7. Please check all the materials that you recycle:

Newspaper	Milk jugs	Aluminum Cans (pop cans)
Magazines	Pop bottles	Tin Cans
Cardboard	Shampoo bottles	Food boxes

8. If you had items that were NOT selected in the previous question, was it because . . .: (check all that apply)
You don't have items like that in your home.
You did not know you could recycle that item.
It is too troublesome to recycle that item.

9. Where do you get your information about Omahaâ€™s recycling program?
Internet If so, which site?
Wasteline print newsletter.
Billboards and other advertising
Other

10. What changes, if any, would you like to see in the current recycling program?
Make it easier to get a bin.
Larger bins
Provide more information on what materials I can recycle
Provide more information of how to get replacement bins.
No changes are needed.
Other

11. Do you rent or own your home?
Own
Rent

12. How many Adults and Children live in this home?

Adults Children

13. How long have you lived in your home?
0-5 years
6-10 years
10 or more years

14. Your Age?
18-24
25-34
35-49
50+

15. Annual household income?
Under $10,000
$11,000-$25,000
$26,000-$50,000
$51,000-$75,000
More than $75,000
I prefer not to say

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