Survey results
A survey was sent to all residents who have been participating
in the purple and clear sack pilot. It was sent on the 10 March,
and residents were invited to respond by the 18 April. Questions
included how many refuse bags householders put out before and after
the scheme started, how residents recycling habits have changed and
whether residents were satisfied with the scheme.
In total the Council received 1194 completed surveys. Of these
642 were from the Goffs Oak area and 552 were from the Rye Park
area. On average 71 per cent of these residents are satisfied with
the scheme.
As this graph shows, nearly 80 per cent of them are now putting
out one or fewer sacks per week. Some residents manage to reduce
their waste to one sack per fortnight or even one
sack monthly!
This graph shows how residents have managed to reduce their
waste to one sack per week by using the recycling facilities
available:
- Kerbside recycling box
- NRCs
- HWRCs
- Composting