Food Waste Survey - Municipality of Bluewater

Questions for Food Waste Practices

The Communities in Bloom and Environmental Committee is a committee of Council and is looking for your feedback on food waste in your household and interest in developing a municipal composting program.

Any feedback submitted may be included in a report to Council and become part of the public record. Personal information will remain confidential. Feedback is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Municipal Act, as amended.

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* 1. Where do you live?

Hay East

Hay West (Lakeshore west of Hwy 21)

Zurich

Bayfield

Hensall

Stanley East

Stanley West (Lakeshore, west of Hwy 21)

Varna

Brucefield

Dashwood

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* 2. Do you currently compost food waste at your home?

Yes

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* 3. If you do not compost currently, what is preventing you from composting?

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* 4. If you are currently composting, do you compost in:

Your backyard

With a kitchen composter

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* 5. I would compost if: (choose all that apply)

Someone picked food waste up from my house

I had an indoor compost bin

It was easier to do

I had more room to do it

I knew it wouldn't smell or attract animals

I had a yard or garden

I had more time

It was less expensive

Someone taught me how

People in my community compost

I know how composting could benefit me

I will never compost

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If a composting program was implemented in the municipality with a garbage pick up moving to every other week, rather than weekly, would you be interested?

Yes

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* 7. A kitchen tabletop composter is a small, convenient device that sits on your counter and helps you compost food scraps like vegetable peels and coffee grounds. Features can include lids and carbon filters to control odors, making it easy to reduce waste and be more eco-friendly. Some models are electric, speeding up the composting process.

If there was a program available that offers tabletop/counter kitchen composting, would you be interested?

Yes

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* 8. Please indicate the amount you would be willing to pay for a counter composter:

Under $100

$100-$150

$150-$200

$200-$250

$250-$300

$300 up to $500

I am not able to pay for a counter composter

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* 9. Would you or do you use food compost material as a soil fertilizer at your home or business?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Are you aware that you can purchase composter and digester cones through Bluewater Recycling Association?

Yes

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* 11. If the municipality supplemented the cost of a composter or a digester, would you get one for your residence?

Yes