Please fill out this QUICK survey…?

Question

My friend and I are doing a sociology project involving recycling. It would be a huge help if you took this quick survey. Please be as accurate as possible! Thank you!

Answer the set of questions that apply to you:

IF YOU DO RECYCLE:

1.Why do you choose to recycle?

2.What kind of materials do you usually recycle?

3.How long have you been recycling for?

4.What percent of your “waste” do you recycle?

5.How many bags of trash (waste that is not recycled) do you produce a week?

6.Compared to others, how wasteful do you think you are on a scale from 1 to 10? (10 being very wasteful)

IF YOU DON’T RECYCLE:

1.Why don’t you recycle?

2.What would have to change in order for you to start recycling? (This could mean the environment or the recycling system itself)

3.How many bags of trash (waste that is not recycled) do you produce a week?

4.Compared to others, how wasteful do you think you are on a scale from 1 to 10? (10 being very wasteful)

Answer 1

1. It is good for the environment

2. Bottles, styrofoam, paper, and cardboard. etc.

3. Since i was little. I was brought up to.

4. alot probably a good gesimate would be 20-30%

5.3-4

6.5

Answer 2

1. Recycling will help save our resources.

2. Plastics, paper, anything allowed in the big blue can.

3. forever

4. all that is allowed up to100%

5.maybe 6-7 grocery bags.

6. 1

Answer 3

I do recycle.  answers to questions;

1)  If feel it is the right thing to do.  Recycling saves resources and raw materials.  Thinking of the future, I want my kids and grandkids to  enjoy the same things I have in my life.

2) I recycle everything my town allows:  paper, plastic, glass and metal.  If I have larger items or items that cannot be recycled with our weekly pickup, I wait for an area recycling event and bring these items there.

3) I've been recycling ever since I moved out on my own.  I grew up in Chicago, where at the time recycling did not exist (blue bag program not around yet).  When I moved to the suburbs, this was my introduction to recycling.

4) I estimate between 25% of our waste is recycled.

5)  Under 1 bag of garbage per week (2 adults and1 child in our household)

6)  Probably a 5 at best - although I recycle what I can, I'm sure there is more I can do.  I've avid about "recycling" and "re-using", but am not good at "reducing".

Answer 4

Do

1.  it helps the environment

2. paper, plastic, aluminum, clothes, old toys, compost, batteries

3. 16 years

4. maybe like 50%

5. 2

6.  3

Answer 5

1-because i don't want my grand children to suffer in this world,

2.plastic bottles or cardboard

3. for at least 5 years

4.20%

5.6

6.5

Answer 6

I choose to recycle to cut down on my environmental impact.

I recycle glass, plastic (including bags), paper, cardboard, metal, electronics, batteries and compost my kitchen scraps.

I have been recycling at some level since 1989.  I think I recycle about 40-50% of my waste.  My family of five produces two bags of garbage a week.  Compared to most people, I am probably a 2 or 3.

Answer 7

IF YOU DO RECYCLE:

1.Why do you choose to recycle? It's the right choice

2.What kind of materials do you usually recycle?Plastic, cardboard, cans and any other materials I can

3.How long have you been recycling for? Years

4.What percent of your “waste” do you recycle? 50%

5.How many bags of trash (waste that is not recycled) do you produce a week? 4

6.Compared to others, how wasteful do you think you are on a scale from 1 to 10? (10 being very wasteful) 6, I could do better

Answer 8

Do Recycle.

1. Because its better for the environment.

2. Paper, plastic.

3. My whole life practically.

4. 40% I'd say

5. Two or three.

6. four

Answer 9

I do recycle

1. a) I am an ecologist and it would be pretty hypocritical of me not to, b) I want to keep as much garbage out of the landfills as possible, to reduce landfill space required and to reuse what we have created already.

2.  All plastics that I can, glass, paper products (newpapers, cardboard, shredded papers, flyers..etc), all cans, anything else that can be recycled in my city

3. Since 1994

4. about 45% (I compost what can't be recycled - so I end up with only about 25% of my household waste that goes into the landfill)

5. half of a medium sized kitchen catcher (about 2 bags a month)

6. I think about a 3.  I could reduce more waste by re-using more 'grey water' but I haven't set that up yet.

Answer 10

IF YOU DO RECYCLE: Yes I do!

1.Why do you choose to recycle?  Waste is taking over the planet and I do not want to contribute to that.

2.What kind of materials do you usually recycle? All glass, as much plastic as possible, nearly all paper, all food scraps, appliances and electronics as much as possible.  Old consumer goods like clothes and housewares go to GoodWill. I also reuse as much as I can before I discard.

3.How long have you been recycling for?  30+ years.

4.What percent of your “waste” do you recycle? 85-90%

5.How many bags of trash (waste that is not recycled) do you produce a week? About a grocery bag sized container per week.

6.Compared to others, how wasteful do you think you are on a scale from 1 to 10? (10 being very wasteful) Compared to other Americans-1.  Compared to most 3rd world countries-8.

Answer 11

I do recycle.

to help the earth

cans bottles

Idk

umm......

the whole family?

I think I have to say 5-6 ish.

I don't have the right to do muchh :]

Answer 12

I DO RECYCLE:

To save the planet I guess...........   :)

Newspapers, plastic bottles, and aluminum

About 5 years

50%

About 6

5