Results: Recycling Bin Scavengers
Published on 01/05/2015
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1.
1.
Do you put your recycling in a separate bin to be collected? Yes
63%
1203 votes
No
37%
704 votes
2.
2.
Do scavengers commonly dig through these bins and take the more valuable items like deposit bottles and cans? Yes
17%
326 votes
No
44%
836 votes
Unsure
16%
303 votes
N/A
23%
442 votes
3.
3.
Would it bother you if you found someone rummaging through your recycling bin? Yes
30%
566 votes
No
37%
712 votes
Maybe
17%
319 votes
N/A
16%
310 votes
4.
4.
If scavenging bothers you, why? Scavengers often leave a mess
21%
406 votes
It's illegal where I live
7%
124 votes
Don't like strangers digging through my trash
30%
574 votes
Increases cost of trash collection since rates assume company will receive some income from recyclables
5%
97 votes
N/A
51%
982 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
32 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.18% | 4 | |
| no they could benifit in some way the just let them as long as they do not make a mess | 0.05% | 1 |
| if it was someone who needed the money, i wouldn't care, but if it was a junkie, i don't want them around my house, seeing when i come and go, and knowing when my house is empty. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's stealing because they don't have permission to rummage through my recyclables. | 0.05% | 1 |
| privacy | 0.05% | 1 |
| makes me uneasy they are collecting peices of paper that may have personal information on it. even if it is torn and shredded they can still tape it together. | 0.05% | 1 |
| when i saw someone looking in my recycling i went back in the house & got them my empties. | 0.05% | 1 |
| when getting rewards for how much you recyle--the program | 0.05% | 1 |
| live in area where there's no access. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know what they are looking for. | 0.05% | 1 |
| keep them in my garage and take to recycling center myself. they better not be in my garage. i would call the police | 0.05% | 1 |
| not an issue if they leave it tidy | 0.05% | 1 |
| there are personal things in there | 0.05% | 1 |
| bins never at roadside | 0.05% | 1 |
| if it is paperwork then likely up to no good | 0.05% | 1 |
| if they can use items, it ok | 0.05% | 1 |
| they would be tresspassing! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't put recycling out till p/u day | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't like strangers hanging around my house....creepy | 0.05% | 1 |
| a bit disturbing to find anyone going through your stuff | 0.05% | 1 |
| if someone took the time to come to my neigborhood to dig through my stuff they would have to be out of thei mind so yeah i would be a little creeped out | 0.05% | 1 |
| they come up on my porch | 0.05% | 1 |
| i bring my recycling items to a recycling center. no excuse for anyone trespassing on my property looking for anything unless they have a court search warrent! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't mind good luck | 0.05% | 1 |
| as long as they leave things the way they find them-tidy. | 0.05% | 1 |
| they would be trespassing on my property | 0.05% | 1 |
| leaving me a mess | 0.05% | 1 |
| it only bothers me if they are not neat about it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
5.
5.
If scavenging doesn't bother you, why not? It provides some money to people who desperately need it
27%
524 votes
It assures that items really will be recycled
14%
268 votes
I often have too much recycling to fit in the bin
4%
82 votes
Just don't care about trash
12%
232 votes
N/A
55%
1052 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
13 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.28% | 6 | |
| i have more important things to worry about! | 0.05% | 1 |
| it botherts me a little. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do it myself | 0.05% | 1 |
| recycling is not picked up at our new home | 0.05% | 1 |
| they could become ill from digging in bins | 0.05% | 1 |
| i return deposit bottles and cans. nothing else worth anything. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i take my cans myself to recycling for cash | 0.05% | 1 |
6.
6.
What do you do if you encounter scavengers? Ignore them
29%
549 votes
Confront them
11%
209 votes
Be friendly
21%
397 votes
Call police
5%
94 votes
N/A
39%
752 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.20% | 4 | |
| don't put out bottles etc until after the scavengers have all gone by. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i walk outside and stand there and they leave. | 0.05% | 1 |
| tell them not to leave a mess | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't know yet, but probably would tell someone else or call police if nobody's home and i don't know/recognize the stranger | 0.05% | 1 |
| idk | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.05% | 1 |
| ask them if they want me to leave the bottles separate for them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| take my cans/bottles in myself | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| there but for the grace of god go i | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
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