UROC Government waste and recycling survey Sept 2021

The Government is looking at making big changes to how commercial waste and recycling is collected. We want to make sure that your views on these changes can be fed back to Government. To make sure this happens we are taking part in an industry wide initiative to gather views from waste and recycling producers.

One of the biggest changes planned is to make Local Councils the sole provider for mixed recycling, cardboard and glass collections across the UK. This means that you would be forced to use your Local Council and if you had any problems with the service there would be no other options available. We would be grateful for your answers to the following questions (all responses will be anonymised):

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* 1. Company name (optional)

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* 2. How many staff are in your organisation?

0-10

10-50

50-250

250-500

500+

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* 3. Do you currently recycle?

Yes

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* 4. If yes, which waste items do you recycle?

Mixed Recycling bin which includes: paper, cardboard, plastic metals and glass

Cardboard

Glass

Plastic

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* 5. Who currently collects your recycling?

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* 6. How happy would you be to have recycling services only available via Council collections?

Very Unhappy

Unhappy

Neutral

Happy

Very Happy

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* 7. If the Government chose to subsidise your recycling bin collection service, would you prefer the Council or a private waste company collects your waste?

Council

Private Waste Collector

No preference

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* 8. If the Government chose to subsidise your recycling collection, would this increase the amount you recycle:

Yes

No – We recycle all we can currently

About the same

Don’t know

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* 9. In selecting your waste/recycling collector what are the top two factors in deciding who to choose?

Reliability

Collections at a specific time or on specific days

Cost

Types of container offered

Range of materials collected

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What are the top two barriers for your business to increase the amount you recycle?

Space for bins

Staff education and training

Cost

Lack of information on what can be recycled

No recycling collections available for some of the waste types produced

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What is the most difficult waste for you to recycle?

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* 12. Do you share your waste and recycling bins with other businesses (e.g. by use of a communal bin store)?

Yes

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* 13. If no, would you be interested in sharing your bin with neighbouring businesses?

Yes

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* 14. If your Council offered to help you and your staff with recycling by educating and training on what waste can be reycled etc… would this be helpful?

Yes

Don't know