Thanks to publicity in the local press, my recent online survey asking people for their views on our waste collection service, was a success. Even more so, my thanks go to the nearly 100 people who were kind enough to take the time and trouble to complete the survey. I will be getting in touch with all those of you who ticked that box at some point. The results were 
as follows:
I should remind readers that this was a personal survey, as the cabinet member with responsibility for such things. It was not on behalf of South Holland District Council.
| Q1. How important is a WEEKLY WASTE collection to you? | |||
|
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
|
| Not very important |
5.2% |
5 |
|
| Quite important |
11.5% |
11 |
|
| Very important |
78.1% |
75 |
|
| Q2. How important is a WEEKLY RECYCLING collection to you? | |||
| Not very important |
9.4% |
9 |
|
| Quite important |
19.8% |
19 |
|
| Very important |
63.5% |
61 |
|
| Q3. Would you be prepared to pay for a GREEN waste collection? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| No |
9.5% |
9 |
|
| Maybe |
17.9% |
17 |
|
| Yes |
72.6% |
69 |
|
| Q4. Would you be unhappy if the council stopped providing BLACK refuse sacks? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| Not at all |
16% |
15 |
|
| Slightly |
25.5% |
24 |
|
| Very |
58.5% |
55 |
|
| Q5. Would you be unhappy if the council reduced the number of GREEN recycling bags you could have? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| Not at all |
10.5% |
10 |
|
| Slightly |
18.9% |
18 |
|
| Very |
70.5% |
67 |
|
| Q6. Would you recycle LESS if the number of green recycling bags you received was reduced? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| No |
31.9% |
30 |
|
| Maybe |
24.5% |
23 |
|
| Yes |
43.6% |
41 |
|
| Q7. Would you recycle LESS if NO green bags were provided to you? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| No |
24.5% |
23 |
|
| Maybe |
22.3% |
21 |
|
| Yes |
53.2% |
50 |
|
| Q8. Do you think most people use litter bins if they are provided? | |||
| Yes |
35.2% |
32 |
|
| Sometimes |
40.7% |
37 |
|
| No |
24.2% |
22 |
|
| Q9. Which age group is the WORST for dropping litter? | |||
|
% response |
Number of respondents |
||
| Young |
47.8% |
44 |
|
| Middle aged |
3.3% |
3 |
|
| Elderly |
1.1% |
1 |
|
| All as bad |
47.8% |
44 |
|
Roger Gambba-Jones 
Hi Roger
Some interesting results there but Gary would probably say not enough responses to be truly representative!
Interesting results about green waste collections but I remain unconvinced that it is a good idea unless you could make a profit out of it to reinvest in other waste services! Personally I still think we should be encouraging people to think about the waste they produce and how they are then responsible for disposal rather than just expecting the Council to provide a collection service – paid for or not!
Perhaps you should also have asked is would weekly collection still be important if the Council provided wheeled bins.
Anyway, good stuff, well done!
Andrew
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