Packaging Recycling Survey

In a programme aired last year, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall highlighted the environmental issues around sandwich packs and questioned claims that they can be recycled. In response to this and other environmental lobbies around this, our Association has set up a working group to address the issues and how we can better collect and deliver used packs to recycling plants that can handle them. As part of this, we are looking at a number of possible solutions and would welcome your help with this project. The following survey only takes a couple of minutes to complete but will give us useful information to work with.

Your answers will be treated in strict confidence and will only be seen by the Association secretariat.

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* 1. Do you sell sandwiches that are pre-packed?

Yes

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* 2. What type of packs do you use?

Plastic packs with a label

Plastic packs without a label

Cardboard packs with a plastic liner that cannot be removed

Cardboard packs with a plastic liner that can be removed

Other (please describe):

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* 3. We know that most sandwiches are consumed off-site and packs discarded in numerous ways which mean few get recycled. We are considering creating collection bins in outlets where consumers can take their used packs?
Would you consider having a small bin on your premises?

Yes

If No, is there a reason?

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* 4. If it was possible to create a bin for both disposable PE-lined paper cups and sandwich packs, would you prefer this?

Yes

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* 5. To incentivise consumers to take used sandwich packs to recycling points (bins), we are considering options such as a donation for each pack that’s returned to a topical charity which would be built into the cost of the bin.
Would you support this?

Yes

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* 6. We are considering ways to develop a bin system that can be delivered to and ‘collected from’ individual stores, possibly using Royal Mail. Alternatively, this might be done through wholesalers or via newspaper delivery services.
Do you have a preferred route?

Royal Mail

Wholesalers

Newspaper delivery service

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Do you have a waste back haul from your business already contracted and could they take the separated sandwich boxes back?

Yes

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* 8. Do you have any additional thoughts in terms of how we can work together to improve the environmental impact with packs or in other areas of your business?

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* 9. Contact Info

Contact Name

Business name

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 1. Do you sell sandwiches that are pre-packed?

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* 2. What type of packs do you use?

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* 3. We know that most sandwiches are consumed off-site and packs discarded in numerous ways which mean few get recycled. We are considering creating collection bins in outlets where consumers can take their used packs? Would you consider having a small bin on your premises?

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* 4. If it was possible to create a bin for both disposable PE-lined paper cups and sandwich packs, would you prefer this?

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* 5. To incentivise consumers to take used sandwich packs to recycling points (bins), we are considering options such as a donation for each pack that’s returned to a topical charity which would be built into the cost of the bin. Would you support this?

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* 6. We are considering ways to develop a bin system that can be delivered to and ‘collected from’ individual stores, possibly using Royal Mail. Alternatively, this might be done through wholesalers or via newspaper delivery services. Do you have a preferred route?

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* 7. Do you have a waste back haul from your business already contracted and could they take the separated sandwich boxes back?

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* 8. Do you have any additional thoughts in terms of how we can work together to improve the environmental impact with packs or in other areas of your business?

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* 9. Contact Info

* 3. We know that most sandwiches are consumed off-site and packs discarded in numerous ways which mean few get recycled. We are considering creating collection bins in outlets where consumers can take their used packs?
Would you consider having a small bin on your premises?

* 5. To incentivise consumers to take used sandwich packs to recycling points (bins), we are considering options such as a donation for each pack that’s returned to a topical charity which would be built into the cost of the bin.
Would you support this?

* 6. We are considering ways to develop a bin system that can be delivered to and ‘collected from’ individual stores, possibly using Royal Mail. Alternatively, this might be done through wholesalers or via newspaper delivery services.
Do you have a preferred route?