MTR07 Conference Delegate Survey

During the Conference delegates were asked to complete a short survey relating to a few key recycling and environmental related issues. In addition, the same survey was offered online to all CRNS Members who were unable to attend the Conference.

The delegates were asked the following questions:

1) Do you think Scotland will achieve its existing target of 30% recycling and composting by 2008?

2) Do you think there should be more ambitious recycling targets for Scotland?

3) Do you think there should be a green tax/levy on disposable goods?

4) Do you think there should be a green tax/levy on food miles?

5) What one thing would you do to improve recycling in this country?

The results from the survey were as follows:

5) What one thing would you do to improve recycling in this country?

Comments received include:

Should just make better, longer-lasting, well-designed, reusable products.

Stop talking about recycling and start talking about waste minimisation

Make people take responsibility for their own waste and make them pay by weight – this will make people recycle and reduce more!

Increase incentives and relax regulation on innovate recycling processes

Re-cycling should become the 4th ‘R’ in primary school education

Local Authorities should have the power to fine individuals who are not recycling.

Charge householders for disposing of non-recyclable materials/residual waste collections

Legislate more severely

Financial incentives to recycle rather than taxes

Take responsibility for household waste away from Local Authorities

Threaten to build an incinerator in everyone’s backyard!

Ban co-mingled collections and enforce source-segregated recycling services

Make manufacturers responsible for their products - nothing like financial threats to make corporations clean up their act.

Increase the cost of landfill