Questionnaire for the survey of recycling behavior in households

• Name of the interviewer____________________________________________

• Date of Interview:_________________________________

• Name and address of

respondent_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
____________.

• Contact No._____________________ Cell

No._________________________________

• Gender: Male Female

• Age of Respondent
o Between 20-30
o 31-40
o 41-50
o 51-60
o 61+

• Marital status of respondent:

Married Unmarried Divorced Widow Widower

• Total family members:______________________________

No Age Gender

• Describe the house type you live in:

Flat Independent Portion of house
house
• What is the total area of house/ flat/floor?______________.
• Do you the accommodation or is it a rented property.

Owned Rented Government Relatives house Any Other

Resident Specify

Single Joint • Do you live in:

• If rented accommodation, how much rent do you pay.____________________.

• What is your education.______________________________?
o Matric
o FA
o BA
o MA
o PhD
o other

• What is your profession______________________________?

• How many members of the family earn__________________________?

• Are you presently employed? Yes/ No Full Time/ Part Time.

• If not employed one you are:

Student Retired Person Got pre_motive retirement

• What is your monthly family income after tax deduction?

Source of income Income in Source of income Income in Rs.

Rs.
Salary of head of Rented shop
household
Salary of Spouse Business
Salary of Son Investment
Salary of daughter Pension
Agricultural land Savings
Rented house anyother

• What are the approximate monthly expenses in the following heads?

 Sources Expenditures Sources Expenditures
Rent of house Utility bills
transport Medical bills
Everyday living Children’s
expense schooling
clothing anyohter

• Total monthly income of the household

Amount
5000 to 10000 Less than Rs. 5000
Rs.10001 to15000 Rs. 40001 to 50000
Rs.20001 to 30000 above Rs. 50001
Rs.30001 to 40000

• Haw many maids / servants do you have______________________?

No of maids/ sertvants Full time maids/servants

• Do you use
Item Yes / No If yes How many in a week What capacity
Soft drink Pet
Bottles
Soft drink glass
bottles(disposable)
Oil tins
Plastic oil Bottles
Beverage tins
Tetra packs(juice)
Tetra packs(milk)

• Do You Use?
Item Yes / No How much in a week How often in a week
Vegetable
Fruits
Mutton
Chicken
Packaged
 food
• Which News Paper do you read?
Name of News paper Daily Weekends
Dawn
The News
The Nations
Naweiwaqt
Jang
Din
Khabrain
anyother

• Which magazines do you buy each month?

Name of magazine Monthly Weekly biweekly

• How many nappies are used by children each month___________?

• How many and which pets do you have______________________?

• Do you have a garden in your house________________________?

• How many indoor and out door plants do you have

______________________________________________________?

• Do you give recyclables to your maids/ servants, if so why?

• Do you hand over/ sell the following items?

Items daily weekly biweekly monthly amount Rate To whom,
scavengers
/junkshops/
maids
News Paper
Magazines
Card board
Glass juice
bottles
Glass jam
bottles
Ferrous
items
Non Ferrous
items
Textiles
others

• What recyclables do you throw in the bins?

___________________________________.

• What do you do with the material , which is no longer in use?

• Which type of waste do you think is the least urgent to hand over?

• Which type of waste do you think is the most urgent to hand over?

• Do you know where are the recycling facilities in your area?

Yes No Not sure

• How far are you from the nearest waste recycling station?

• Would you use recycling facilities more often if they were located nearer to your
home? Yes /No

• Where do you think is it more convenient to have the recycling stations?

Residential area
Market area
Post or the like
Filling stations
Any other
specify
• What do you do with the items used ( Plastic bags, glass, tin, Bottles) outside your
house.
1. Take them to your house and throw them in bins
2. Take them home and recycle them
3. Throw them on the road
4. Put them in the communal storage bins.
• If you had separate recycling bins at home, how likely would you be use them?
Very likely
Fairly likely
Fairly unlikely
Very unlikely
Don’t know
• Are you willing to pay more texs so that money can be used to manage your waste
more appropriately?
Yes No Not sure

• What Hazardous waste

Items Amount/ month How often do Throw them in bins

you separate yes /No
them(monthly,
weekly)
Oil bottles(cars)
Sharps
Battery cells
Pesticides
bottles
Expire tablets
Syringes
Any other
specify

Psychological aspects of recycling behavior: Check one Knowledge

• Aluminum can be recycled.

Yes
No
• Newspaper can be recycled.
 Yes
No
• Cardboard can be recycled.
Yes
No
• Glass can be recycled.
Yes
No
• Plastic can be recycled.
Yes
No
• Magazines can be recycled.
Yes
No
• Printer cartridges can be recycled.
Yes
No
• I know where to recycle in my community.
Yes
No
• I know the local recycling program in my community.
Yes
No
• I know the junkshops in my community.
Yes
No
Environmental Attitudes

• Are you concerned about expending all natural resources throughout the world?
1.Very worried
2.Somewhat worried
3.Not very worried
4.Not at all worried
5.Never thought of it
• Recycling is a good idea.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• I think of myself as a recycler.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• It is useful to recycle my household waste.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree

• Recycling my household waste is convenient.

1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling my household waste is meaningful.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling helps reduce waste.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling helps save energy.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling helps reduce our landfills.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling helps conserve natural resources.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling will help future generations.

1 .Strongly Disagree
 2.Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree

• I feel guilty when I do not recycle.

1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• I would feel embarrassed if a neighbour saw me throw away aluminum can
instead of recycling it.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree Motivations
• I would feel embarrassed if a neighbour saw me sell recyclables to
scavengers/junkshops.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree Motivations
•
• Financial incentives will help recycle more.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Financial incentives are not the most important factor to recycle my household
waste.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Recycling gives me a sense of personal satisfaction.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• I expect friends to recycle.
1.Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• My friends expect me to recycle.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• I expect neighbors to recycle.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• My neighbors expect me to recycle.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree

Recycling Behavior: Check one Recycling activity

• I recycled in any program within the past month.

1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• I used a Junk shop/ drop-off location within the past month.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• How many times did you actually use recycling bins in your community last
week?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
 6. 5
7. More than 5
• Reason for recycling
1. Concern for the environment
2. Pressure from friends or family
3. Financial factors
4. Self-satisfaction
5. Other:

Type of recycling materials

• I recycled aluminum within the past year.

o Yes
o No
• I recycled newspaper within the past year.
o Yes
o No
• I recycled cardboard within the past year.
o Yes
o No
• I recycled glass within the past year.
o Yes
o No
• I recycled plastic within the past year.
o Yes
o No
Recycling Location: Check one

• Does your home offer space possibilities for recycling?

o Yes
o No
• My storage location for recycling at home is convenient.
1. Strongly Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Somewhat Agree
4. Agree
5. Strongly Agree
• Where do you usually place recycling bins in your home?
1. Kitchen area
2. Store
5. Garage
6. Other:
• Which area do you prefer to place recycling bins in your home?
1. Kitchen area
2. Store
3. Garage
6. Other: _____________