Recycling Survey Template

This recycling survey asks residents about access, sorting information, and barriers to using a local recycling service. Use their answers to improve instructions and collection arrangements.

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People may want to recycle but be unsure where materials belong or how to use the local service. Ask about access before judging participation. Focus on one named program because accepted materials and collection arrangements differ between locations.

When to use this recycling survey

Local service teams and community organizations can use this questionnaire with residents. It examines the experience of a recycling program rather than measuring the weight of material recovered.

For feedback across several local services, use our city services template.

7 questions for your recycling survey

Use these 7 questions as a starting point. All fields are optional; choose one answer where choices are listed. Leave an irrelevant open field blank.

Respondent introduction:
Think about the named recycling service during the past month. Your answers describe your experience; you do not need to estimate the weight of your recycling.

How to customize your recycling survey

Name the program and area served. Provide current local sorting guidance separately instead of assuming every material is accepted. Include people who cannot access the service, and offer paper collection points beyond the online audience. Before sharing widely, try the questions with a few people from the intended audience and clarify anything they interpret differently.

Printable recycling survey template

Use this printable recycling survey template at a community center or service information desk. It includes the same questions and space to write, giving people who prefer paper or are less comfortable online another way to take part. SurveyLegend helps you offer both formats. Tell respondents where to return the completed form and who will review it. Paper answers need a separate review or manual entry process; they are not automatically added to online responses.

AI prompt for a recycling survey

Use these questions to identify barriers to using your local recycling service.

The full prompt below specifies your recycling survey, including all 7 questions and response settings. Copy it, register for a free SurveyLegend account, and paste it into SurveyLegend’s AI survey creation tool. Review the result and add your organization’s details before sharing.

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Purpose: Use these questions to identify barriers to using your local recycling service.

Creator setup before sharing:
Name local recycling program and service area; past-month period. Verify accepted materials separately.

Requirements:
- Include exactly 7 fields in the order shown. Preserve wording, field types, choice order, and optional settings verbatim.
- Show every field. Single choice means one selection. Preserve instructions for irrelevant fields; do not invent branching.
- Do not add questions, answers, scores, outcome predictions, certifications, or promises of anonymity.
- Do not invent organization details, dates, offer prices, a concept card, a job criterion, or other required context. Ask the creator for missing setup information before the survey is shared.
- This prompt creates a draft questionnaire. It does not process transactions, change accounts, issue tickets, publish testimonials, or make employment decisions.
- If an exact field or setting is unavailable, explain the limitation separately rather than silently changing it.

Respondent introduction:
Think about the named recycling service during the past month. Your answers describe your experience; you do not need to estimate the weight of your recycling.

Exact questionnaire:

1. Do you have access to this recycling service?
Field type: Single choice
Answer choices, in order:
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
Required: No
Display rule: Always

2. How often did you use it in the past month?
Field type: Single choice
Answer choices, in order:
- Never
- Once
- Two or three times
- About weekly
- More than weekly
- Not sure
Required: No
Display rule: Always

3. How clear is the guidance on accepted materials?
Field type: Single choice
Answer choices, in order:
- Very unclear
- Somewhat unclear
- Neither clear nor unclear
- Somewhat clear
- Very clear
- Have not seen guidance
Required: No
Display rule: Always

4. How convenient is the collection or drop-off arrangement?
Field type: Single choice
Answer choices, in order:
- Very inconvenient
- Somewhat inconvenient
- Neither convenient nor inconvenient
- Somewhat convenient
- Very convenient
- Cannot access it
Required: No
Display rule: Always

5. What is the main difficulty you face?
Field type: Single choice
Answer choices, in order:
- No access
- Unclear sorting rules
- Storage space
- Collection timing
- Travel to drop-off
- Another difficulty
- No difficulty
Required: No
Display rule: Always

6. Which recycling question would you like answered?
Field type: Long text
Answer choices: none; respondent enters their own text.
Required: No
Display rule: Always

7. What would make this service easier to use?
Field type: Long text
Answer choices: none; respondent enters their own text.
Required: No
Display rule: Always

Compare every field with this specification before finishing. Report differences separately. Ask the creator to review the draft and required context before sharing. Do not publish automatically.

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How to use the answers

Review access first, then information clarity and reported use. Confusing instructions and unavailable collection need different responses. Use comments to identify specific information gaps, then confirm them with the service team. Do not convert self-reported participation into a recycling rate or tonnage estimate.

Can people without recycling access answer?

Yes. Their responses help distinguish an access problem from unclear instructions or other barriers.

Does this calculate a recycling rate?

No. It records reported use and obstacles. Material recovery rates require separate operational measurements.

Should we list recyclable materials?

Only after checking the actual local service rules. Keep those instructions current and separate from assumptions in the questions.

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