Would additional local and/or regional partnerships make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services
Full Question Text
If additional local and/or regional partnerships were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to expand or improve recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report any recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)
| Statewide Total | |
| Total | |
| Much more likely to expand or improve recycling | 28% |
| Somewhat likely to make a difference | 36% |
| Somewhat unlikely to make a difference | 13% |
| It would not make any difference at all | 11% |
| Don't know | 12% |
| Jurisdiction Type | |||||
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Much more likely to expand or improve recycling | 31% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 28% |
| Somewhat likely to make a difference | 49% | 33% | 44% | 33% | 36% |
| Somewhat unlikely to make a difference | 10% | 13% | 10% | 15% | 13% |
| It would not make any difference at all | 5% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| Don't know | 5% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| Population Size | ||||||
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Much more likely to expand or improve recycling | 24% | 30% | 31% | 24% | 39% | 28% |
| Somewhat likely to make a difference | 33% | 34% | 37% | 46% | 41% | 36% |
| Somewhat unlikely to make a difference | 14% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 13% |
| It would not make any difference at all | 14% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| Don't know | 14% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 12% |
| Region of Michigan | |||||||
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Much more likely to expand or improve recycling | 33% | 22% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 25% | 28% |
| Somewhat likely to make a difference | 37% | 34% | 36% | 29% | 35% | 44% | 36% |
| Somewhat unlikely to make a difference | 11% | 12% | 12% | 18% | 10% | 11% | 13% |
| It would not make any difference at all | 10% | 15% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 11% |
| Don't know | 8% | 17% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Urban/Rural Self Identification | |||||
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Total | |
| Much more likely to expand or improve recycling | 30% | 26% | 33% | 26% | 28% |
| Somewhat likely to make a difference | 33% | 40% | 38% | 43% | 36% |
| Somewhat unlikely to make a difference | 11% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 13% |
| It would not make any difference at all | 13% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
| Don't know | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 12% |