Michigan Public Policy Survey Questions and Data Tables

If technical assistance (e.g., customized advising on funding, partnerships, contracts, etc.) were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If higher revenues from the sale of recycled materials were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

If state-funded outreach and educational efforts aimed at residents and/or businesses were available, would your jurisdiction’s government be more likely to introduce recycling services, or would it not make a difference? (among jurisdictions that report no recycling services are available in the jurisdiction)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would federal government agencies likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would state government agencies likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would local, regional, or national environmental groups (e.g., local non-profits, the Michigan Recycling Coalition, etc.) likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would private-sector recycling providers or groups likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would national or state organizations supporting local governments (e.g., ICMA, MML/MTA/MAC, MSU Extension office) likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would examples from other municipalities likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would resident commissions or advisory boards likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently engaged in recycling efforts, would articles in professional magazines and websites likely be influential in your decision making? (if a source is not available to your jurisdiction, please select “not influential at all”)

Overall, how satisfied would you say the majority of your jurisdiction’s residents are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say themajority of businesses in your jurisdiction are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say the majority of your jurisdiction’s Board or Council are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

Overall, how satisfied would you say you personally as a local official are with your jurisdiction’s current approach—or lack thereof—to recycling?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling is not worth the effort given the small impact it actually has?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that most materials collected in recycling programs simply end up in landfills anyway?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help decrease litter and pollution in your local community’s environment?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help protect clean water in Michigan?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that recycling programs can help address global climate change?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that new state and regional recycling efforts could boost your local economic development and job growth?

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?

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)

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)