Recycling Survey, UMD Housing 2014 Description: This Housing Recycling survey is an assessment step for a Community Health LINCs internship (by Abby Lattu and Addy Scribner) to "Increase Recycling Behavior in UMD Housing". Date Created: 10/16/2014 4:22:49 PM Date Range: 11/30/2014 1:00:00 PM - 12/5/2014 11:59:00 PM Total Respondents: 403 Q1. How often do you recycle? Count
Percent
177
43.92%
Always
154
38.21%
Most of the time
43
10.67%
Sometimes
19
4.71%
Rarely
10
2.48%
Never
403
Respondents
Q2. When you lived at home with your family, did they recycle? Count
Percent
214
53.10%
Always
131
32.51%
Most of the time
26
6.45%
Sometimes
18
4.47%
Rarely
14
3.47%
Never
403
Respondents
Q3. Do you feel that you know what items are recyclable? Count
Percent
76
18.86%
Always
265
65.76%
Most of the time
56
13.90%
Sometimes
2
0.50%
Rarely
4
0.99%
Never
403
Respondents
Q4. Do you feel that you have sufficient access to recycling containers in your Residence Hall? Count
Percent
352
87.34%
Yes
51
12.66%
No
403
Respondents
Q5. How often do you recycle paper? Count
Percent
136
33.75%
Always
148
36.72%
Most of the time
72
17.87%
Sometimes
37
9.18%
Rarely
10
2.48%
Never
403
Respondents
Q6. How often do you recycle plastics? (bottles, plastic containers) Count
Percent
229
56.82%
Always
124
30.77%
Most of the time
34
8.44%
Sometimes
12
2.98%
Rarely
4
0.99%
Never
403
Respondents
Q7. How often do you recycle cans? (soda cans, soup cans, etc.) Count
Percent
252
62.53%
Always
100
24.81%
Most of the time
32
7.94%
Sometimes
11
2.73%
Rarely
8
1.99%
Never
403
Respondents
Q8. How often do you recycle cardboard? Count
Percent
205
50.87%
Always
129
32.01%
Most of the time
42
10.42%
Sometimes
20
4.96%
Rarely
7
1.74%
Never
403
Respondents
Q9. How often do you break down cardboard boxes when you recycle them? Count
Percent
189
46.90%
Always
101
25.06%
Most of the time
71
17.62%
Sometimes
30
7.44%
Rarely
12
2.98%
Never
403
Respondents
Q10. What are the reasons that keep you from recycling here in the Residence Hall? Count
Percent
286
100.00% Count
Percent
1
0.35%
A garbage can is much more accessible.
1
0.35%
Access
1
0.35%
Accessibility
1
0.35%
Are none.
1
0.35%
Being lazy
1
0.35%
Bins fill up too fast, no space for recyclables
1
0.35%
Breaking down boxes
1
0.35%
Can't find a recycling bin
1
0.35%
Can't separate them out
1
0.35%
cant find recycling bin
1
0.35%
Carrying the big bin to the recycle room.
1
0.35%
complicated recoiling and there is no enough recycling bin
1
0.35%
Compost, when I eat fruit, I usually throw it away instead of walking to the compost downstairs in Ianni
1
0.35%
convenience of the garbage can
1
0.35%
convience
1
0.35%
convinence
1
0.35%
Didn't want to keep too much garbage in the room so I just put it all into one trash can
1
0.35%
Difficulty cleaning out cans & other items. (Washing in sinks isn't great 'cause stuff plugs up the drain)
1
0.35%
Don't have time to separate everything
1
0.35%
Don't know if it recyclable or not.
1
0.35%
don't know if it's recycleable
1
0.35%
Don't know what exactly is recyclable (the paper posted on our door at the beginning of the year was too vague) I especially struggle with which plastics are recyclable.
1
0.35%
dont have a lot of recyclable items
1
0.35%
dont understand
1
0.35%
easier not to sometimes
1
0.35%
easier not to sort or look to see if questionable items are recyclable
1
0.35%
Easier to just throw everything in the garbage
1
0.35%
Especially with composting, there are no composting bins within 3 floors of me
1
0.35%
extra effort
1
0.35%
Far and out of reach.
1
0.35%
For me it's just a lack of knowledge sometimes.
1
0.35%
For the environment
1
0.35%
forget or they arn't around
1
0.35%
Forget to.
1
0.35%
Forgetful
1
0.35%
Get items mixed up so I just thrown them in the trash
1
0.35%
good for sustainable development
1
0.35%
Half the time the bins are full or the room to the bins is locked.
1
0.35%
Hard to keep items separated in the dorms
1
0.35%
Hard to sort through stuff in garbage cans.
1
0.35%
Hassle in the Oakland Apartments to carry down a huge recycling bin 3 flights of stairs to the recycling area.
1
0.35%
Having to haul stuff to the recycle bins.
1
0.35%
Having to separate it takes too much time
1
0.35%
Having to separate the different items in different bins.
1
0.35%
Having to walk down two flights of stairs
1
0.35%
help the earth
1
0.35%
How far away the recycle bins are from my apartment room and the fact that you have to wash out the used containers.
1
0.35%
I always recycle
1
0.35%
I always recycle here in the Residence Hall.
1
0.35%
i always recycle items that can be.
1
0.35%
I always recycle my stuff, occasionally a piece of paper will end up in the garbage instead of the recycling.
1
0.35%
I always recycle when I'm in the residence halls because there are many bins throughout the hall.
1
0.35%
I always recycle, but I believe composting bins should also be made available to students in the apartments and dorm halls.
1
0.35%
I always recycle.
1
0.35%
I am not able to recycle plant-based matter (e.x. banana peels) in Oakland A like I am able to in the university hallways. Apartments lack any composting bins. I currently need to walk to the library with bags of plant-matter, which is not favorable when it is 20 degrees or less outside.
1
0.35%
I am unsure what I can and can not recycle. The labels on the bins are unclear sometimes.
1
0.35%
I care about the environment and recycle.
1
0.35%
I didnt.
1
0.35%
I do recycle here.
1
0.35%
I do recycle in the residence hall.
1
0.35%
I do recycle in the residence halls, its easy and accessible, and for the apartments, its inside!
1
0.35%
I don't entirely know what I can recycle.
1
0.35%
I don't go through enough garbage for it to be worth sorting out. I also don't really know what items are recyclable and how it all works.
1
0.35%
I don't have a recycling bin that is near my dorm.
1
0.35%
I don't have seperation recycling containers in my dorm hall
1
0.35%
I don't recycle paper because when I'm done with it, it's utterly covered in graphite and ink, which I'm not certain is recyclable.
1
0.35%
I don't think there are any reasons that should keep people from recycling in the residence halls. We have recycling bins in our room and there are plenty of recycling cans in the garbage rooms.
1
0.35%
I forget
1
0.35%
I have no recycle bin...
1
0.35%
I just completely forget to recycle the object on accident.
1
0.35%
i know how much one person can help by recycling, its an easy thing to do to keep the world a better place to live in.
1
0.35%
I live in Oakland A apartments and I am unaware of any other recycling containers other than for cardboard outside next to the trash bins. If there are other recycling bins for plastic, cans, paper, etc... I would like to know where they are so I could use them!
1
0.35%
I need a recycling bin
1
0.35%
i normally don't know what I can recycle
1
0.35%
I really like recycling so nothing.
1
0.35%
I recycle all of the time because there is a recycling bin right next to my room.
1
0.35%
I recycle although the garbage room can get stinky sometimes so I sometimes avoid!
1
0.35%
I recycle as much as I possibly can
1
0.35%
I recycle here, maybe once a week, it's in the basement so whenever I do laundry.
1
0.35%
I recycle in the residence halls.
1
0.35%
I recycle so I have no reason to why not do so. I will help us with having a sustainable environment.
1
0.35%
I recycle, it just takes forever for me to unload my bin into the big recycle bins because they're too far away and the ones closest to me are locked in the recreational room sometimes.
1
0.35%
I throw everything away in my room, so sometimes my recyclables will already be in my trash bag that gets thrown into the larger trash bin in the halls.
1
0.35%
I usually do
1
0.35%
I usually recycle when I have an item that can be recycled. What keeps my roomates from recycling is that they don't want to wash out the cans or the fact that the place to put our recyclables is kind of far. Our small blue bin gets full fast and its hard to carry.
1
0.35%
I was never issued a recycling bin in my apartment
1
0.35%
I'm lazy as hell
1
0.35%
I'm lazy.
1
0.35%
I'm not positive if it can be recycled.
1
0.35%
I'm not sure which materials go in which recycle bins and they are usually empty and I don't want to screw it up.
1
0.35%
I'm not sure. If I have paper to get rid of in my dorm, it's just more convenient to throw it away.
1
0.35%
I'm too lazy to separate the items.
1
0.35%
If any, it would be being lazy, but I do recycle here, so that usually isn't the issue.
1
0.35%
If I were to forget but that rarely happens when the blue bin is right next to my trash can
1
0.35%
If there is food or material on the recyclable goods that cannot be recycled.
1
0.35%
Im Lazy and dont keep the things straight
1
0.35%
In the dorms there is only on recycling bin and some times i won't use it because then i wont have to take it out.
1
0.35%
inconvenient recycling bin placement
1
0.35%
inconvenient recycling cans, upstairs in the laundry room. Can't just dump and go cuz it would spill all over
1
0.35%
it fills up really fast
1
0.35%
It is good to our environment!
1
0.35%
It is just not convenient. While we have four garbage cans in our room, we only use two, and the two we use are for everything we need to get rid of.
1
0.35%
It isn't convenient
1
0.35%
It needs to be taken out eventually.
1
0.35%
It would be helpful to have multiple recycling bins for paper/cardboard, plastic, glass, steel, and aluminum cans. The recycling bins in the trash room are not clearly marked by what goes into which can, and thus gets jumbled up and it is impossible to know how to sort your recycling.
1
0.35%
It's a lot of work
1
0.35%
It's convenient and I've always done it.
1
0.35%
item has food on it, or is too big to fit in bin
1
0.35%
Its available, so why not.
1
0.35%
its easier to put things in the trash
1
0.35%
its far away
1
0.35%
its just habit for me
1
0.35%
Its too much work
1
0.35%
Just don't think at the time
1
0.35%
Knowing if somethings can be recycled or not.
1
0.35%
lack of recycling on floor
1
0.35%
laziness
1
0.35%
Laziness
1
0.35%
Laziness and work.
1
0.35%
Laziness, not knowing what things to recycle
2
0.70%
Laziness.
1
0.35%
Less time to wash out certain food containers.
1
0.35%
Location
1
0.35%
Me being too lazy to walk down and recycle
1
0.35%
Most of the time I forget that there is recycling
1
0.35%
My apartment recycles a lot and tends to fill up our recycling bin multiple times a week. It would be easier if there was somewhere to put recyclables on every floor or even another bin in the room.
1
0.35%
My own laziness.
1
0.35%
My recycling bin fills up
1
0.35%
My room mate took our only recycling bin and is using it as a second trash can so he needs to take out trash less often.
2
0.70%
My roommate doesn't recycle
1
0.35%
My roommate throws trash in the recycling bin in our room.
1
0.35%
My roommate uses the recycling bin as a garbage when the garbage is full, and I just can't handle sorting through the nasty things they put in the recycling bin. True story.
1
0.35%
My roommates are annoying and don't what what can/can't be recycled.
1
0.35%
My roommates mix the trash and recycling in our rooms makes it difficult
3
1.05%
n/a
1
0.35%
n/A
3
1.05%
N/A
1
0.35%
na
1
0.35%
NA
1
0.35%
No reason, they do a could job by putting a garbage can and recycling can in each room.
1
0.35%
No reasons that keep me from recycling.
1
0.35%
No recycling bin in room.
1
0.35%
No recycling in goldfine c or a, only in B. Plus the bins are not labeled and I always feel bad dumping it in unsorted.
13
4.55%
none
14
4.90%
None
1
0.35%
none
1
0.35%
None
1
0.35%
None!
1
0.35%
None! I love to recycle :)
1
0.35%
None, I do recycle.
1
0.35%
None, recycling bins are very accessible
3
1.05%
None.
1
0.35%
None. However there should be more compost areas.
1
0.35%
not all rooms have recycling bins
1
0.35%
not always recycling bins and out of laziness won't walk to next garage to recycle (down the hall)
1
0.35%
Not easy access to recycling centers
1
0.35%
Not enough bins.
1
0.35%
Not enough knowledge of recyclable materials.
1
0.35%
not enough recycling bins
1
0.35%
Not enough room for another bin in our room
1
0.35%
Not enough room in our recyclable bin
1
0.35%
not enough room in room for 3 cans
1
0.35%
Not having easily accessible recycling bind around the halls.
1
0.35%
Not having knowledge on everything that is recyclable.
1
0.35%
Not know what needs to be recycled
1
0.35%
not knowing exactly what is recyclable
1
0.35%
Not knowing if the item is recycable.
1
0.35%
Not me personally but I think some people are just lazy.
1
0.35%
Not on my floor
4
1.40%
nothing
4
1.40%
Nothing
1
0.35%
Nothing really
1
0.35%
One reason is because its just time consuming and I only have one garbage container in my room so I don't have anywhere to put the recycle-able items.
1
0.35%
only if I don't know if I can recycle it or not
1
0.35%
Our garbage bins fill up to fast and I am too lazy to always take out the one recycling bin we get all the time.
1
0.35%
Protecting our environment
1
0.35%
Reasons for around campus are that there are not enough containers everywhere. Also for compost it would be nice to have a larger list of what we can compost and what we can't.
1
0.35%
Recycling bins are too small and fill up too quickly.
1
0.35%
Recycling bins usually fill up first and I'm too lazy to empty them, so all thats left is the garbage can.
1
0.35%
Recycling rooms are so far away
1
0.35%
saves on garbage bags
1
0.35%
Separation between garbage and recyclables
1
0.35%
signs need to be put on the main recycling cans so the residents know which one is paper, cardboard, cans, etc.
1
0.35%
Small recycle bins
1
0.35%
Something is too dirty to recycle.
1
0.35%
Sometimes a recycling bin can be hard to find.
1
0.35%
Sometimes I am not near a recycling bin, but mostly it is all good and covered.
1
0.35%
Sometimes I don't know what can be recycled.
1
0.35%
Sometimes I have a dirty can and don't really want to wash it... lazy me.
1
0.35%
Sometimes our recycle bin fills up so fast that there is actually more room in the trash than in the recycle bin in our room. We don't take it out that often because the room with recycle trash bins is far away from our room.
1
0.35%
Sometimes our recycling bin is too full and we are too lazy to take it out at the time.
1
0.35%
Sometimes the recycling bins are full when I try to put in my recyclables.
1
0.35%
sometimes the recycling gets too full too fast so it needs to be thrown
1
0.35%
Sometimes the thought just slips my mind, or when I'm in a rush and throw things in the nearest container.
1
0.35%
Sometimes the trash can is just closer
1
0.35%
sometimes there is too soo much recycling to carry out and it is hard to carry it down the stairs.
1
0.35%
The basket is farther away than the garbage bin.
1
0.35%
The big blue bin in our apartment only fits in the closet and we need the closet space for our stuff. Maybe if there was a bin that could fit under the sink... also my roommates "don't care"
1
0.35%
the bins are not properly labelled and are upstairs from my apartment
1
0.35%
the box is hard to carry down to the recycling room in heaney
1
0.35%
The containers are unusable as a recyclable material (i.e. contained food or other unwarranted substance); also, the apartments should have better access to compost. It would be used a lot more if we had a section for compostables in each building.
1
0.35%
The dorms are small and it's hard to have several trash cans in our room for all the different stuff, so it all ends up in the same bins. I'm also not always sure with garbage items if they are recyclable or not.
1
0.35%
The ease of simply throwing everything in the same bin.
1
0.35%
The garbage is ful
1
0.35%
The inconvenience in the dorms
1
0.35%
The main reason I forget to recycle at the Residence Hall is because I just forget that that specific item can be recycled. I sometimes throw items away and then think that that item could have been recycled.
1
0.35%
the recycle rooms are a mess, they don't get emptied very often and make it difficult to put your items in the bins when you want to recycle. In general this just deters you from recycling because you have no where to put the items you have set aside for recycling in your rooms.
1
0.35%
The recycling bins are often filled to the brim.
1
0.35%
The recycling bins aren't labeled clearly
1
0.35%
The recycling cans in the apartments are too small
1
0.35%
the room bins are to small.
1
0.35%
there are no enough recycling containers in the school
1
0.35%
there are no reasons keeping me from recycling, I take every opportunity to recycle.
1
0.35%
There are no reasons, I recycle when I can.
1
0.35%
There are no reasons. I recycle almost everytime.
1
0.35%
There are no reasons. I recycle everything that I know is recyclable.
1
0.35%
there are none
1
0.35%
there are none
2
0.70%
There are none.
1
0.35%
There aren't any
1
0.35%
There aren't really any in the bathrooms or the halls on dorm floors.
1
0.35%
There is no reason not to recycle on campus.
1
0.35%
There is no recycling in the lounges
1
0.35%
there is only 1 recycling garbage can and we just use it for normal garbage
1
0.35%
There really shouldn't be a reason. In Heaney there's plenty of room for recycling, its inside, really, its easier to recycle than throwout.
1
0.35%
There's actual bins that are made for recycling and the trash doesnt get as full due to the boxes and bottles
1
0.35%
They aren't easily accessible
1
0.35%
To busy
1
0.35%
Too far away
1
0.35%
too far awayyyyyyy
1
0.35%
too far of a walk
1
0.35%
too lazy
1
0.35%
Too lazy.
1
0.35%
Too time-consuming to clean and sort recyclables
1
0.35%
Unknown materials, unsure if they're allowed to be recycled
1
0.35%
Unsure of everything that can be recycled & unsure of where these recycled products go to after UMD.
286
1
0.35%
We are in need of more garbage cans that the blue bin for recycling turns into another garbage can.
1
0.35%
We are told what to recycle but knowing what numbers the School can recycle would be helpful as well just because some random ones I am not sure about.
1
0.35%
We don't have a recycling bin in our room. If we did it would be super simple to do single sort recycling.
1
0.35%
We get 2 trash cans and one recycling can however we only have the two trash cans out because there is no space for the recycling bin. It is stuck in my roommate's closet where it does not get used.
1
0.35%
We use all cans for garbage because it is inconvenient to bring the garbage all the way done to the first floor and down the hall.
1
0.35%
we use both cans as garbage cans because we have that much garbage
1
0.35%
We weren't given a recycling bin.
1
0.35%
When my recycling does not fit in the container or I have to really wash something out before recycling
1
0.35%
Whether food has been it or not.
1
0.35%
You have to sort it into unclearly labeled bins, which is a hassle
Respondents
Q11. What could UMD do differently to help promote recycling in the Residence Halls? Count
Percent
280
100.00% Count
Percent
1
0.36%
.
1
0.36%
A bigger recycling container, so we wouldn't have to make so many trips to the bins.
1
0.36%
Add more recycle places
1
0.36%
Add more recycling bins and create greater awareness about recycling.
1
0.36%
an incentive
1
0.36%
Be an example an recycle
1
0.36%
being able to bag recycables would help so you dont need to run the whole bin down
1
0.36%
better designed recycling binsthat stand out and to help student under stand what can be recycled. A three part bin: two main stacked bins (one for paper, one for plastic) and a tall skinny compartment on the side (for cardboard, by making it skinny you force students to break down boxes
1
0.36%
bigger bins
1
0.36%
By the recycling bins, have a detail list of what can be recycled.
1
0.36%
change the bins often
1
0.36%
Chipindale dancers on poster! Or in real life
1
0.36%
Clearly label all recycling bins and make sure there is a bin for every type of recyclable.
1
0.36%
closer to dorms
1
0.36%
Consider putting up more signs to promote recycling and what items can be recyclable.
1
0.36%
different bags in the recycling bins in the dorm rooms because I know the black plastic bags you are given are not recyclable.
1
0.36%
easier access to recycling bins, alongside garbage cans
1
0.36%
Educate on what is and isn't recyclable
1
0.36%
Educate people
1
0.36%
Email. Provide incouragement and info on recycling by something other than a random poster in the hallway that nobody will read. Have RAs talk about recycling and provide instruction on recycling.
1
0.36%
Empty out the recycling bins more often.
1
0.36%
Empty the recycling bins more often, it smells like fish in the Heaney Hall Recycling room
1
0.36%
Encourage residents to clean out and recycle their paper at the end of the semester.
1
0.36%
explain the numbers to people and inform us which ones are recyclable.
1
0.36%
Garbage cans and recycling cans in the same room
1
0.36%
garbage rooms on each floor of Ianni, offer prizes to people who recycle the most
1
0.36%
Get bigger recycling cans for the apartments and make sure the recycling bins on campus are emptied regularly
1
0.36%
Get more bins on each floor of the apartments
1
0.36%
Get the students more aware
1
0.36%
Give a chart of what people can recycle and what are things that shouldn't be.
1
0.36%
Give a detailed step by step instruction on how recycling works. I feel like at 18 years old I should know how to recycle, but since I don't I"m too embarrassed to ask, but I'd secretly love to get something in the mail explaining exactly what what can be recycled and what can't.
1
0.36%
Give compost bins to each floor.
1
0.36%
Give each room two recycling bins and two trash bins, instead of just one recycling bin.
1
0.36%
Give every student a trash abd a recycling bin.
1
0.36%
give me a bin
1
0.36%
Give me a recycle bin
1
0.36%
Give more rewards.
1
0.36%
give new residence a list of what can and cannot be recycled along with how and where to recycle things.
1
0.36%
Give one big garbage bin for each room and one big recycling bin.
1
0.36%
Give out lists of what exactly can be recycled.
1
0.36%
Give out more information about recycling
1
0.36%
Give out study bucks.
1
0.36%
Give prizes
1
0.36%
give reward or incentive to recycle
1
0.36%
Give rewards for recycling
1
0.36%
give small rewards to people somehow to get them interested in recycling
1
0.36%
give us a list of what's recyclable
1
0.36%
give us money to recycle
1
0.36%
Give us more than one recycling bins in our rooms?
1
0.36%
Give us recycling bins.
1
0.36%
Hang signs on floors to promote recycling and list all recycable materials above the bins.
1
0.36%
Have 2 recycling bins in rooms
1
0.36%
have 3 garbage/recycle bins in each dorm room
1
0.36%
have a bigger container in the room. Also it is hard to open the recycling bin so easy way to open the bins. Sometime i can not find the battery bin
1
0.36%
Have a class on recycling! I know people from U of M Morris that said they went to a recycling lecture or something, and they actually learned a lot from it. It included what things (mostly surprising ones) are recyclable and what items are not.
1
0.36%
have a recycling (large) bin on each floor. Maybe in each bathroom or in the hall somewhere
1
0.36%
Have a recycling bin in the bathrooms
1
0.36%
have a recycling center in each hall
1
0.36%
have a room on each floor designated to recycling
1
0.36%
Have a sheet that says what is recyclable.
1
0.36%
Have a sign with more in depth descriptions of items that can and can not be recycled.
1
0.36%
Have a weekly recycling thing where we bring all of our recycleables to a special place on the floor
1
0.36%
Have bigger bins in the halls of the dorms
1
0.36%
Have bins in the studying halls
1
0.36%
Have filers saying what is and isn't recyclable
1
0.36%
Have janitors or other hired people to separate recyclables
1
0.36%
Have lists and pictures that show the different things that can be recycled. Show things that can be recycled that a lot of people didn't know could be recycled
1
0.36%
Have more clearly labeled containers for specific items and more bins to fill up over the weekends
1
0.36%
have more places that we can recycling things, like in the separate halls/floors
1
0.36%
Have more places to recycle
1
0.36%
have more recycling around the building... not just in one place
1
0.36%
Have more recycling bins around campus with picture of what's recyclable on them so that people know what's ok to recycle and what's not ok to recycle.
1
0.36%
Have more recycling bins available in the hallways.
1
0.36%
Have more recycling bins in rooms than trash cans. So have one trash can and 2 recycle bins. Offer rewards for recycling.
1
0.36%
Have more recycling bins in the residence halls.
1
0.36%
Have more recycling bins to make students aware of where they are.
1
0.36%
have more recycling containers around and make people more aware
1
0.36%
Have more signs about the effects of not recycling
1
0.36%
Have recycling bins and access to send those when they are full
1
0.36%
Have recycling bins by all garbage cans so we have the option to not throw it away.
1
0.36%
Have recycling bins in the lounges and hallways not just trashcans
1
0.36%
Have recycling bins on every floor
1
0.36%
Have reps come and explain during Residence Hall meetings the importance of recycling, what can be recycled, and the consequences of recycling-laziness. If I didn't know the importance of recycling anyway I may not have recycled here because no one has explained or pointed out the service. Also composting should be implemented in the Residence Halls.
1
0.36%
have same number of garbages as recycling bins otherwise I think they do a very good job already!
1
0.36%
Have shoots on the higher floors for recycling and trash.
1
0.36%
have two recycling bins and one garbage bin in each dorm or have easier access to the big recycling bins
1
0.36%
Having a recycling bucket in our room makes it super convenient and has made it sooo much easier to recycle than when I'm at home.
1
0.36%
Having having recycling bins labeled so we all recycle things properly.
1
0.36%
Help us decided what can and cannot be recycled through posters, stickers, notes on the recycling cans, etc.
3
1.07%
I don't know
1
0.36%
I don't know; I think it's easy and straightforward as it is
1
0.36%
I really don't know.
1
0.36%
I remember in high school some students were designated to push a large cart around to all the classrooms and collect recyclables like cardboard and paper, if the residence halls provided a large mobile container and a group of students dedicated to going around even once a week for recyclables I think that more people would participate. I would commit time to do recycling and going door to door. Maybe there should be a flyer put in mailboxes or slid under doors to recognize recycling,
1
0.36%
I see nothing wrong with the ways UMD promotes recycling in the residence halls.
1
0.36%
I suppose just be more informative about the benefits of recycling along with what you can and cannot recycle and/or compost.
1
0.36%
I think informing students on what can be recycled and what can not be recycled would make a big difference. Public education is key
1
0.36%
I think it is addressed sufficiently
1
0.36%
I think UMD could put up more signs that encourage people to recycle.
1
0.36%
I think UMD is doing great with promoting recycling. Maybe put posters up of what you can/cannot recycle to help those who don't know?
1
0.36%
I think UMD is doing great with that already.
1
0.36%
I think UMD is great when it comes to promoting recycling!
1
0.36%
I wish we had signs for each of our bins in oakland that showed which go in what. Also I think if everyone had a laminated sheet then could put on their fridge it would encourage them and also help them notice when things are recyclable
1
0.36%
I would suggest adding a communal composting bin so students are able to increase their recycling contributions.
1
0.36%
If an RA knows you recycle you could earn something?
1
0.36%
If possible, adding additional areas with recycle bins might help. In building C, perhaps adding a recycle bin in that study area with the tables. In Goldfine its more difficult because there aren't elevators so taking the stairs makes us lazy.
1
0.36%
If some people do not know, put a sheet in each room telling people what to recycle and what not to.
1
0.36%
incentives
1
0.36%
Include a list of recyclable items on the recycling bins
1
0.36%
Inform everyone what specifically is and is not recyclable, or just have a recycle bin next to every trash can in the school.
1
0.36%
Inform people of the impacts of recycling
1
0.36%
Inform people on what they CAN recycle. Come up with an incentive for recycling
1
0.36%
Inform the students about locations to recycle and tell them what items are recyclable.
1
0.36%
It is promoted very well, keep it up.
1
0.36%
It would be super cool if they had compost bins in the Residence Halls, too
1
0.36%
Its doing a good job.
1
0.36%
Just have a bigger space for recycled items, such as a dumpster outside just as you have for trash instead of the tiny little bins inside the residence halls that don't hold anything.
1
0.36%
Just really make sure that people know all the coffee shop and food court stuff that can be composted because I didn't know if that meant I should throw it away or if I should recycle it, etc
1
0.36%
Keep advertising for it! Also, maybe use intriguing facts to help us realize the effect on the earth if we do not recycle.
1
0.36%
Keep it up.
1
0.36%
keep track of how much is recycled and offer incentives
1
0.36%
Label bins with what particular item should go in them (i.e. cans, paper, plastic, etc.).
1
0.36%
label clearly
1
0.36%
Label the bins.
1
0.36%
Labels of what can be recycled. Number wise
1
0.36%
Larger bins
1
0.36%
List items more clearly.
1
0.36%
List what you can and can't recycle.
1
0.36%
Living in Vermilion, there are a lot more garbage cans than recycling bins. Perhaps add an extra bin or two throughout the res. hall would help.
1
0.36%
Make a bigger bin
1
0.36%
Make a sign.
1
0.36%
Make bigger and more obvious
1
0.36%
Make bins more easily place able
1
0.36%
Make clearer where to bring the recyclables.
1
0.36%
Make incentives
1
0.36%
Make it a rule.
2
0.71%
Make it easier
1
0.36%
Make it easier
1
0.36%
Make it more clear what we can and can not recycle.
1
0.36%
Make it more known what is recyclable and what is not :)
1
0.36%
Make it so you don't have to walk it down yourself, maybe have a floor or hall community bucket that gets sent down by an organization.
1
0.36%
Make people more aware and about recycling by giving more information.
1
0.36%
Make people more aware of what can and cannot be recycled.
1
0.36%
Make posters to make it clear what is recyclable in the residence halls
1
0.36%
Make recycling bins closer to living spaces.
1
0.36%
Make signs
1
0.36%
Make the recycle room easier to access. Put a door stopper or something at least
1
0.36%
Make the recycling center more visible/easy to access.
1
0.36%
Make the recycling lists more specific (numbers and such)
1
0.36%
Maybe add some more posters.
1
0.36%
Maybe do contests or something?
1
0.36%
Maybe have even more recycling bins around the school.
1
0.36%
Maybe have recycle bins like you do around campus on each floor. That way it is more of a reminder that hey your recyclable can go here and not in your trash in your room.
1
0.36%
Maybe more signs, or drawings if you recycle or something.
1
0.36%
Maybe put up posters on the floors about what items are recyclable. I feel a lot more kids would recycle, but do not realize how much actually is recyclable.
1
0.36%
Maybe putting up informational posters saying what things can be recycled. For example, the numbers on the bottom of plastic stuff that can be recycled.
1
0.36%
Maybe the professors could mention something small about recycling from time to time.
1
0.36%
more available/visible recycling containers or promotion posters hanging around
1
0.36%
more battery recycling
1
0.36%
more bins
1
0.36%
More classify
1
0.36%
More compost bins!
1
0.36%
More information in room and better bins.
1
0.36%
more information on what can be recycled like the items you would think to be recyclable
1
0.36%
More interesting posters of the dangers of not recycling.
1
0.36%
More posters and a flyer stating what you can and cannot recycle for all students
1
0.36%
more recycling bin
1
0.36%
More recycling bins
1
0.36%
More Recycling bins in halls
1
0.36%
More recycling rooms
1
0.36%
more recycling stations or recycling stations in the rooms
1
0.36%
More signs telling what can be recycled and how easy it is to do it.
1
0.36%
More stats.
1
0.36%
Move bins for easier access
2
0.71%
n/a
1
0.36%
na
1
0.36%
NA
1
0.36%
No totally a part of recycling, but I'd really like to see compost bins for the Residence Halls.
2
0.71%
none
1
0.36%
Not combine the recycling room with the laundry room.
1
0.36%
Not much really
1
0.36%
Not much, the system is pretty good
1
0.36%
Not necessarily in regards to recycling, but I would appreciate it if the campus housing collected compost.
5
1.79%
nothing
5
1.79%
Nothing
1
0.36%
nothing already do a good job.
1
0.36%
nothing doing very well
1
0.36%
nothing really
1
0.36%
Nothing really
1
0.36%
Nothing really more, there is already a lot of advertising on it
1
0.36%
Nothing really.
1
0.36%
nothing they do a pretty good job
1
0.36%
Nothing, guidelines are clear and there are recycling containers everywhere.
1
0.36%
Nothing, it does fine.
1
0.36%
Nothing, they do a good Job.
1
0.36%
Nothing, UMD is doing fine and does not need to waste anymore time or effort on recycling. Just let it ride.
1
0.36%
Nothing. I am a Resident Advisor and I actively promote the opportunity each year.
1
0.36%
Offer incentives if a floor can fill up their respective community recycling bin by the end of the week
1
0.36%
Offer more can/paper cans on each floor instead if just the lobby
1
0.36%
offer prizes for recycling
1
0.36%
Offer rewards
1
0.36%
Perhaps raise awareness on which materials are recycleable
1
0.36%
place more recycling bins in the hallways.
1
0.36%
Please give me a recycling bin.
1
0.36%
Post more signs in the dorms.
1
0.36%
Post posters of what can be recycled
2
0.71%
posters
1
0.36%
Posters
1
0.36%
Posters saying what to recycle.
1
0.36%
Promote recycling more... explain to kids why they should do it!
1
0.36%
provide larger recycling bins for dorm rooms.
1
0.36%
Provide more recycling bins
1
0.36%
Provide more recycling garbages
1
0.36%
provide recycling bins for rooms or hall dens
1
0.36%
Provide rooms (at least mine didn't have one in Lake Superior) with recycling bins.
1
0.36%
Put a garbage room on every floor.
1
0.36%
Put a list of what can be recycled in the dorms
1
0.36%
put more recycling containers and write directions what to recycle where?
1
0.36%
Put one garbage can and one recycling bin out in the hall.
1
0.36%
Put out more places to put our stuff that we want to recycle.
1
0.36%
Put posters in the Apartments above the recycling bins to remind residents.
1
0.36%
Put recycling bins in the lounges
1
0.36%
Put recycling bins on every floor and have signs that point in the direction of where they are located.
1
0.36%
Put some posters up in the halls because I rarely see any hanging up.
1
0.36%
Put the recycle rooms on every floor like in the dorms
1
0.36%
Put two garbage cans in each dorm room, one for garbage the other for recycling.
1
0.36%
Put up compost cans
1
0.36%
Put up more flyiers
1
0.36%
Put up more posters
1
0.36%
Put up more signs
1
0.36%
Put up posters reminding to recycle and listing what items are recyclable
1
0.36%
Recycle Bin in Dorms
1
0.36%
recycling bin for whole floor... Would definitely do it to stop my garbage can from filling up so quickly
1
0.36%
recycling bin on every floor
1
0.36%
Recycling bins available on all floors.
1
0.36%
Recycling containers on each floor
1
0.36%
recycling on every floor.. instead of just the first (ianni)
1
0.36%
rextcling bins above trash cans in lobby.
1
0.36%
Show pictures of what the advantage of recycling is!
1
0.36%
Show us what is recyclable and what isn't.
280
1
0.36%
show what plastics are recyclable.
1
0.36%
Signs
1
0.36%
signs posted in the hallways
1
0.36%
Signs where the recycling is.
1
0.36%
Signs, more bins, educational posters
1
0.36%
Similar thing they do with study bucks they give out.
1
0.36%
some sort of incentive, or motivation.
1
0.36%
Some sort of reward for recycling waste similar to study bucks
1
0.36%
Supply 2 recycling cans per room because I recycle but when my roommate has friends over they use it as a garbage can so then that whole recycling bin has to go in the trash
1
0.36%
Telling students what is recyclable and what is not.
1
0.36%
There could be a competition between halls of who recycles the largest percent of their waste. It would probably be time consuming and costly, but its the best I can come up with.
1
0.36%
They could make the recycling bins more accessible.
1
0.36%
They could promote reusable water bottles at water fountains that could stop people from using plastic ones. The sheet that is given in every dorm room is extremely helpful!
1
0.36%
They do a good job now. The signs that show what is recyclable has helped a lot.
1
0.36%
They do a good job of hanging signs, suggesting to recycle.
1
0.36%
they do a good job of promoting
1
0.36%
They make it extremely easy.
1
0.36%
They should make more accessible information of what you can and cannot recycle.
1
0.36%
This is something thats really kinda hard to promote. I think if you have enough signs around the residence halls and many more in the recycling rooms you could get more people to take the extra minute to separate their recyclables.
1
0.36%
trash and recycling chute
1
0.36%
Try to give people more of an incentive.
1
0.36%
Whenever they have sites for garbage with recycling right there I'm more prone to throw whatever it is away in the correct one. If all the floors had these then I wouldn't need to have my own separate bins in my dorm.
1
0.36%
write down what can be recycled
1
0.36%
You can give some awards to people who recycle things.
1
0.36%
You guys already put signs everywhere so I think everyone knows
1
0.36%
You should add recycling in study lounges in Ianni Hall as well as Compost. As a floor we end up throwing things in the garbage when in the study lounge because its the only thing around.
1
0.36%
you're pretty maxed out on that I think it just depends on the person.
Respondents
Q12. Which of the following are recyclable? (Select all that apply) Count
Respondent %
Response %
173
42.93%
9.21%
Pizza boxes
126
31.27%
6.71%
Napkins
195
48.39%
10.38%
100
24.81%
5.32%
389
96.53%
20.71%
Milk jugs
329
81.64%
17.52%
Soap bottles
384
95.29%
20.45%
Glass bottles
182
45.16%
9.69%
403 1878
Respondents Responses
Q13. When recycling cardboard boxes, do you need to break down the box? Count
Percent
364
90.32%
Yes
39
9.68%
No
403
Respondents
Q14. Is there a place in Housing where you can recycle batteries? Count
Percent
100
24.81%
Yes
14
3.47%
No
289
71.71%
403
I Don't Know
Respondents
Q15. Is there a place in Housing where you can recycle ink cartridges? Count
Percent
80
19.85%
Yes
19
4.71%
No
304
75.43%
403
I don't know
Respondents
Q16. What Residence Hall and Floor do you currently live in at UMD? Count
Respondent %
Response %
Bottle caps Styrofoam containers
Spiral notebooks
403
100.00%
50.50%
Residence Hall
Count
Percent
1
0.25%
Griggs D
1
0.25%
Birch
2
0.50%
Burnside
2
0.50%
burntside
12
2.98%
Burntside
6
1.49%
Burntside Hall
1
0.25%
g
1
0.25%
Girggs N
7
1.74%
Goldfine
2
0.50%
goldfine
2
0.50%
goldfine a
10
2.48%
Goldfine A
1
0.25%
goldfine apartments
1
0.25%
goldfine b
5
1.24%
Goldfine B
3
0.74%
goldfine c
1
0.25%
Goldfine c
6
1.49%
Goldfine C
2
0.50%
Goldfine Hall
1
0.25%
Goldfine Hall A
1
0.25%
Goldfine Hall B
2
0.50%
Goldfine Hall C
4
0.99%
griggs
31
7.69%
Griggs
2
0.50%
Griggs A
2
0.50%
Griggs B
8
1.99%
Griggs C
7
1.74%
Griggs D
16
3.97%
Griggs E
1
0.25%
griggs f
1
0.25%
griggs F
2
0.50%
Griggs F
1
0.25%
Griggs Hall
1
0.25%
Griggs Hall E/F
1
0.25%
Griggs K
3
0.74%
Griggs L
5
1.24%
Griggs M
1
0.25%
griggs n
6
1.49%
Griggs N
3
0.74%
griggs p
2
0.50%
Griggs p
7
1.74%
Griggs P
4
0.99%
Griggs Q
10
2.48%
Griggs R
1
0.25%
Griggs R/5
4
0.99%
Griggs S
8
1.99%
Heaney
1
0.25%
heaney Hall
3
0.74%
Heaney hall
10
2.48%
Heaney Hall
2
0.50%
Heany
1
0.25%
heany
1
0.25%
Iannai
6
1.49%
ianni
40
9.93%
Ianni
1
0.25%
Ianni G
1
0.25%
Ianni Greenhouse
1
0.25%
Ianni hall
4
0.99%
Ianni Hall
1
0.25%
Junction
1
0.25%
junction a
4
0.99%
Junction A
1
0.25%
Junction A apartments
2
0.50%
Junction Apartments
1
0.25%
Junction apartments
1
0.25%
Junction Apt B
3
0.74%
Junction B
1
0.25%
Lake Superior
3
0.74%
lake superior hall
18
4.47%
Lake Superior Hall
1
0.25%
Lake Superior HalL
1
0.25%
lsh
2
0.50%
Lsh
12
2.98%
LSH
1
0.25%
LSH675
1
0.25%
none
1
0.25%
oakland
3
0.74%
Oakland
1
0.25%
Oakland a
17
4.22%
Oakland A
1
0.25%
Oakland A Apartment
2
0.50%
Oakland A Apartments
1
0.25%
Oakland A Oak
1
0.25%
Oakland A, Oak building
1
0.25%
Oakland Aparments
3
0.74%
Oakland Apartments
1
0.25%
Oakland Apt. B
1
0.25%
Oakland Apts. A
2
0.50%
oakland b
1
0.25%
Oakland b
19
4.71%
Oakland B
1
0.25%
Oakland B - Birch
1
0.25%
Oakland B (Birch)
1
0.25%
Oakland B apartments
4
0.99%
Oakland B Apartments
2
0.50%
oakland b apartments
1
0.25%
Oakland B basswood
1
0.25%
Oakland B Basswood
2
0.50%
Oakland Basswood
1
0.25%
oakland birch
1
0.25%
Oakland Birch
1
0.25%
okland a
1
0.25%
Vermilion
3
0.74%
Vermillion
2
0.50%
Vermillion Hall
395
98.01%
49.50%
Floor
Count
Percent
1
0.25%
--
64
16.20%
1
1
0.25%
100
1
0.25%
120A
1
0.25%
141
9
2.28%
1st
3
0.76%
1st floor
1
0.25%
1st Floor
74
18.73%
1
0.25%
213
1
0.25%
213B
1
0.25%
214
1
0.25%
216
5
1.27%
2nd
97
24.56%
1
0.25%
314
8
2.03%
3rd
2
0.51%
3rd floor
27
6.84%
4
1
0.25%
415
1
0.25%
416
27
6.84%
5
1
0.25%
517
2
3
1
0.25%
5th
17
4.30%
6
1
0.25%
69
11
2.78%
7
1
0.25%
90s
1
0.25%
Apartments
1
0.25%
Balsam
1
0.25%
Basswood
1
0.25%
C1
1
0.25%
E2
1
0.25%
E313
1
0.25%
E4
1
0.25%
E5
1
0.25%
E6
1
0.25%
F5
1
0.25%
first
1
0.25%
First
1
0.25%
First (bottom)
1
0.25%
First Floor
1
0.25%
L
1
0.25%
L2
1
0.25%
M317
1
0.25%
n/a
1
0.25%
n2
1
0.25%
none
1
0.25%
one
1
0.25%
only floor
1
0.25%
p
1
0.25%
P5
1
0.25%
Pod 161-166
1
0.25%
R4
1
0.25%
S
1
0.25%
s3
1
0.25%
S4
1
0.25%
second
2
0.51%
Third
1
0.25%
Two
1
0.25%
Vermilion
1
0.25%
what?
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