Fall 2021

Whether or not there are currently recycling services or programs available to residents and/or businesses in your jurisdiction, how much support for local access to recycling, if any, would you say there is among the majority of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council?

Is collection of yard waste material for composting automatically provided to residents or businesses in your jurisdiction (that is, everyone gets the service unless they “opt-out”)? Or must users specifically subscribe to a service, pay a per-use fee, or otherwise opt-in? (among townships, cities, and villages that report collection of yard waste material for composting is available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of curbside recycling collection for residents within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report curbside recycling collection for residents is available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of on-site waste collection for local businesses within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report on-site waste collection for local businesses is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of access to a drop-off waste collection facility within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report access to a drop-off waste collection facility is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

How satisfied are you, in your role as a jurisdiction official, with the current provision of curbside waste collection for residents within your jurisdiction? (among jurisdictions that report curbside waste collection for residents is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how access to a drop-off waste collection facility is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report access to a drop-off waste collection facility is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how on-site waste collection for local businesses is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report on-site waste collection for local businesses is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how curbside waste collection for residents is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report curbside waste collection for residents is available in the jurisdiction, and any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Do you agree or disagree that promoting environmental sustainability and the concept of “being green” are important aspects of local government leadership?

Finally, we are interested in learning more about policy issues according to whether communities are rural, urban, or somewhere in between. How would you characterize your jurisdiction?

How important is recycling to members of your community?

Are the following types of waste collection services or programs currently provided within your jurisdiction, either by your own government or through joint agreements or by other providers (including private providers)? (check all that apply)

As far as you know, are the following types of recycling services or programs currently provided within your jurisdiction, either by your own government or through joint agreements or by other providers (including private providers)? (check all that apply)

Whether or not there are currently recycling services or programs available to residents and/or businesses in your jurisdiction, how much support for local access to recycling, if any, would you say there is by you personally as a local official?

Thinking about the primary service provider, which of the following options best describes how curbside recycling collection for residents is currently provided in your jurisdiction? (among townships, cities, and villages that report curbside recycling collection for residents is available in the jurisdiction)

Whether or not there are currently recycling services or programs available to residents and/or businesses in your jurisdiction, how much support for local access to recycling, if any, would you say there is among the majority of businesses in your jurisdiction (e.g., commercial, industrial, or agricultural operations, etc.)?

Whether or not there are currently recycling services or programs available to residents and/or businesses in your jurisdiction, how much support for local access to recycling, if any, would you say there is among the majority of your jurisdiction’s residents?

Over the past two years, have recycling services been reduced or expanded within your jurisdiction?

What are the reasons that recycling efforts in your jurisdiction have recently been reduced or even eliminated? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report some or significant reduction or elimination or a mix of reduction and expansion in recycling efforts)

As far as you know, are there any recycling services that are not currently available to residents and/or businesses in your jurisdiction that those groups would like to have access to? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Overall, how satisfied are you with your jurisdiction’s current approach to funding local recycling services or programs? (among jurisdictions that report using any type of jurisdiction funding for local recycling services or programs)

If your jurisdiction’s government provides any funding support for local recycling services and/or to pay for private service provision, which of the following approaches are used? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Regardless of whether your jurisdiction’s government provides any funding support for local recycling services and/or to pay for private service provision, do you feel your jurisdiction itself currently spends too much, about the right amount, or too little on recycling programs and efforts? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

In terms of trade-offs between costs and benefits of your recycling services, do you think you personally as a local official would be more likely to choose higher taxes or fees for more (or improved) services, or would they choose lower taxes or fees and have fewer (or no) recycling services? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

In terms of trade-offs between costs and benefits of your recycling services, do you think the majority of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council would be more likely to choose higher taxes or fees for more (or improved) services, or would they choose lower taxes or fees and have fewer (or no) recycling services? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

In terms of trade-offs between costs and benefits of your recycling services, do you think the majority of businesses in your jurisdiction would be more likely to choose higher taxes or fees for more (or improved) services, or would they choose lower taxes or fees and have fewer (or no) recycling services? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

In terms of trade-offs between costs and benefits of your recycling services, do you think the majority of your jurisdiction’s residents would be more likely to choose higher taxes or fees for more (or improved) services, or would they choose lower taxes or fees and have fewer (or no) recycling services? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

As far as you know, which of the following factors, if any, are challenges for recycling within your jurisdiction? (check all that apply) (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

While many of these challenges may be significant, we’re interested in the ones you believe are most critical. Looking at the factors that you indicated were challenges to recycling efforts in your jurisdiction, please rank up to three in order of their significance. (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction) c. Third most significant challenge