Results: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
1.
1.
Which of the following categories do you recycle? Glass
59%
•
1197 votes
Metal
53%
•
1075 votes
Cardboard
64%
•
1296 votes
Paper
66%
•
1340 votes
Plastic
70%
•
1416 votes
Batteries
36%
•
728 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
•
144 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.29% | 21 | |
| na | 0.25% | 18 |
| none | 0.22% | 16 |
| n/a | 0.21% | 15 |
| aluminum cans | 0.10% | 7 |
| cans | 0.10% | 7 |
| aluminum | 0.10% | 7 |
| nothing | 0.04% | 3 |
| Compost | 0.03% | 2 |
| all | 0.03% | 2 |
| i dont | 0.03% | 2 |
| styrofoam | 0.01% | 1 |
| pop cans and bottles | 0.01% | 1 |
| i reduce and reuse--i live in a community 200 + miles away from any recycling programs | 0.01% | 1 |
| soda cans | 0.01% | 1 |
| u dont | 0.01% | 1 |
| paint | 0.01% | 1 |
| I bring back cans for the refund | 0.01% | 1 |
| clothes | 0.01% | 1 |
| kitchen waste | 0.01% | 1 |
| tech product | 0.01% | 1 |
| none, do not have any place to take them | 0.01% | 1 |
| Meds | 0.01% | 1 |
| clothing | 0.01% | 1 |
| ink cartridges | 0.01% | 1 |
| dont recycle | 0.01% | 1 |
| none. would like to but no where to take stuff to recycle. | 0.01% | 1 |
| I don't recycle N/A | 0.01% | 1 |
| cloths | 0.01% | 1 |
| printer ink cartridges | 0.01% | 1 |
| tin cans | 0.01% | 1 |
| Plastic bags | 0.01% | 1 |
| electronics, small and large appliances, lightbulbs, cans and bottles | 0.01% | 1 |
| electronics, oil | 0.01% | 1 |
| n/a missing | 0.01% | 1 |
| fluorescent light bulbs | 0.01% | 1 |
| No | 0.01% | 1 |
| Not available where I now live. | 0.01% | 1 |
| aluminum cans. | 0.01% | 1 |
| None currently. Looking for new program in my new state | 0.01% | 1 |
| ink | 0.01% | 1 |
| electronics | 0.01% | 1 |
| We don't recycle in VA | 0.01% | 1 |
| and reuse | 0.01% | 1 |
| no recycling facilities here. | 0.01% | 1 |
| tech, CFL bulbs, | 0.01% | 1 |
| Take electronics toa recyclecentre | 0.01% | 1 |
| our city doesn't recycle | 0.01% | 1 |
| depends on if im at work or home | 0.01% | 1 |
| oil paint aluminum all metal | 0.01% | 1 |
| Green waste | 0.01% | 1 |
| broken electronics | 0.01% | 1 |
| N/A - We don't have that option around here. | 0.01% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.01% | 1 |
| All the above | 0.01% | 1 |
2.
2.
Do you compost peelings, etc? Yes
25%
•
515 votes
No
62%
•
1256 votes
Undecided
4%
•
87 votes
Not Applicable
8%
•
172 votes
3.
3.
Does the region you live charge a deposit on drink containers, which is refunded if you return them to a bottle depot? Yes, all drink containers are eligible for "return for refund"
30%
•
612 votes
Only beer containers are eligible for "return for refund"
10%
•
213 votes
I am undecided
10%
•
199 votes
No, there is no "return for refund"
38%
•
774 votes
N/A
11%
•
232 votes
4.
4.
What do you do with clothing you no longer wear? Let it sit in my closet for years!
16%
•
325 votes
Donate to friends or family.
29%
•
588 votes
Donate it to goodwill.
69%
•
1401 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
•
151 votes
Not Applicable
11%
•
219 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.73% | 18 | |
| sell it | 0.24% | 6 |
| garage sale | 0.20% | 5 |
| sell | 0.16% | 4 |
| Yard Sale | 0.12% | 3 |
| Throw away | 0.12% | 3 |
| sell them | 0.12% | 3 |
| Trash | 0.12% | 3 |
| rags | 0.12% | 3 |
| yardsale | 0.08% | 2 |
| Thrift store | 0.08% | 2 |
| throw them away | 0.08% | 2 |
| Recycle | 0.08% | 2 |
| Sell it. | 0.08% | 2 |
| leave it out for people to take | 0.04% | 1 |
| remake into something else | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to other thrift stores | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to either AMVTS or Vietnam Veterans of America | 0.04% | 1 |
| wear it till it falls apart | 0.04% | 1 |
| yard sale $$$ | 0.04% | 1 |
| make something else out of it, rags or a purse | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to disabled veterans | 0.04% | 1 |
| use them for quilts and other arts and crafts | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sale it in Facebook yard sale s | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sell for cheap on facebook | 0.04% | 1 |
| eventually thrown them out | 0.04% | 1 |
| consingment | 0.04% | 1 |
| give to veterans organizations | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to local shelters. | 0.04% | 1 |
| use for rags | 0.04% | 1 |
| Repurpose | 0.04% | 1 |
| church | 0.04% | 1 |
| i would give nothing too goodwill | 0.04% | 1 |
| wear it out | 0.04% | 1 |
| local charity | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sell at flea markets | 0.04% | 1 |
| consignment | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to a local charity | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to charity (not goodwill) | 0.04% | 1 |
| make into something new | 0.04% | 1 |
| Use as rags. | 0.04% | 1 |
| YARD SALES | 0.04% | 1 |
| I belong to a freecycle group | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to salvation army | 0.04% | 1 |
| Use as shop rags | 0.04% | 1 |
| Make Rags for cleaning | 0.04% | 1 |
| salvation army as i feel they are the best..... better than goodwill | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to St Mary's Interfaith Charities and/or Salvation Army | 0.04% | 1 |
| use it to make other things---cat toys, polishing cloths, etc | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to local second hand clothing store for charity | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to "Out of the cold /Homeless" | 0.04% | 1 |
| it depend | 0.04% | 1 |
| 1 | 0.04% | 1 |
| recycle. | 0.04% | 1 |
| make clothes for my daughter | 0.04% | 1 |
| throw it out | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sell them. | 0.04% | 1 |
| throw it in the garbage | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to charity thrift shops (not Goodwill) | 0.04% | 1 |
| when my clothes are done they are scrap | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate and sell | 0.04% | 1 |
| a cheap yard sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to local assistance cupboard | 0.04% | 1 |
| Make something else from the cloth. | 0.04% | 1 |
| throw it out because it is too tattered or stained to wear. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I give to the homeless myself or through friends | 0.04% | 1 |
| throw in garbage | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lose weight so I can wear it | 0.04% | 1 |
| resale/consignment shops | 0.04% | 1 |
| Give to a clothing bank for the homeless | 0.04% | 1 |
| Have a yard sale. | 0.04% | 1 |
| What I don't donate to friends or family, I donate to the Salvation Army | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to Hospice Thrift Shop | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell on ebay | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to h&m, women's shelter | 0.04% | 1 |
| re sell it | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate it to Women's Abuse Center | 0.04% | 1 |
| Craft with it | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate it to a crisis house near my home | 0.04% | 1 |
| church rummage sale | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sale to resale store | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to needy families, shelters, areas that suffer disasters. | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to an actual charity | 0.04% | 1 |
| toss out | 0.04% | 1 |
| taske to a consignment shop and sell it | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sell at consignment stores | 0.04% | 1 |
| all | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell it on online auctions | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate it to Salvation Army or second hand store | 0.04% | 1 |
| sell on craigslist | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to loal veterans shelter or sell at local thrift shop | 0.04% | 1 |
| throw it away because it's usually worn out. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to other charities | 0.04% | 1 |
| use it for rags | 0.04% | 1 |
| homeless shelter | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to misson stores | 0.04% | 1 |
| Throw it out if it's really used | 0.04% | 1 |
| Take it to a consignment store | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to homeless | 0.04% | 1 |
| Donate to thrift shops, never to Goodwill | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to local thrift shop | 0.04% | 1 |
| Give to church clothing drives | 0.04% | 1 |
| send it to be recycled | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to several places | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to kidney foundation, diabetes society | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate or throw out | 0.04% | 1 |
| donate to shelter | 0.04% | 1 |
5.
5.
Have you ever tried to minimize the material possessions in your home? Yes, and it was a refreshing experience!
41%
•
833 votes
I started, but didn't get far.
28%
•
568 votes
No desire to do so: I love owning a lot of things!
10%
•
197 votes
Nope, I've never had enough possessions to create the need to minimize.
9%
•
180 votes
N/A
12%
•
252 votes
6.
6.
Do you think that the combined efforts of all North Americans to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible would be enough to have any impact on the global environment? Yes
48%
•
973 votes
No
18%
•
360 votes
Undecided
24%
•
493 votes
Not Applicable
10%
•
204 votes
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