MPPS Fall 2021 Data Tables

Summary tables for questionnaire items from the Fall 2021 Wave of the MPPS broken down by jurisdiction type, population size, region of the state, and urban/rural designation are accessible below.

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Importance of waste collection and recycling in jurisdiction

2. 1. Importance of waste collection to members of the community
   2. Importance of recycling to members of the community

Availability of waste collection and recycling services or programs

3. Availability of waste collection services or programs in jurisdiction
4. Availability of recycling services or programs in jurisdiction

Community support for local access to recycling

5. 1. Residents’ support for local access to recycling
   2. Businesses in the jurisdiction’s support for local access to recycling
   3. Board/Council support for local access to recycling
   4. Respondent’s support for local access to recycling

Reduction or expansion of local recycling services

6. Have recycling services been reduced or expanded within the jurisdiction over the past two years
7. Reasons recycling efforts have recently been reduced or eliminated

Among jurisdictions that have at least some recycling services available in the jurisdiction—either by the local government itself or through joint agreements or by other providers, including private providers

How waste collection and recycling services are provided in the jurisdiction (Among cities, villages and townships)

8. 1. Who provides curbside waste collection for residents
   2. Who provides on-site waste collection for local businesses
   3. Who provides access to a drop-off waste collection facility
   4. Who provides curbside recycling collection for residents
   5. Who provides on-site recycling collection for local businesses
   6. Who provides access to a drop-off recycling facility
   7. Who provides household hazardous waste collection opportunities
   8. Who provides household electronic equipment collection opportunities
   9. Who provides collection of yard waste material for composting

How waste collection and recycling services are provided in the jurisdiction (Among counties)

8. 1. Who provides curbside waste collection for residents
   2. Who provides on-site waste collection for local businesses
   3. Who provides access to a drop-off waste collection facility
   4. Who provides curbside recycling collection for residents
   5. Who provides on-site recycling collection for local businesses
   6. Who provides access to a drop-off recycling facility
   7. Who provides household hazardous waste collection opportunities
   8. Who provides household electronic equipment collection opportunities
   9. Who provides collection of yard waste material for composting

Waste collection and recycling services automatically provided vs. opt-in (Among cities, villages and townships)

9. 1. Curbside waste collection for residents automatic or opt-in
   2. On-site waste collection for local businesses
   3. Access to a drop-off waste collection facility
   4. Curbside recycling collection for residents
   5. On-site recycling collection for local businesses
   6. Access to a drop-off recycling facility
   7. Household hazardous waste collection opportunities
   8. Household electronic equipment collection opportunities
   9. Collection of yard waste material for composting

Respondent satisfaction with current waste collection and recycling service provision

10. 1. Satisfaction with curbside waste collection for residents
    2. Satisfaction with on-site waste collection for local businesses
    3. Satisfaction with access to a drop-off waste collection facility
    4. Satisfaction with curbside recycling collection for residents
    5. Satisfaction with on-site recycling collection for local businesses
    6. Satisfaction with access to a drop-off recycling facility
    7. Satisfaction with household hazardous waste collection opportunities
    8. Satisfaction with household electronic equipment collection opportunities
    9. Satisfaction with collection of yard waste material for composting

11. Recycling services not currently available that residents/businesses would like to have access to

Recycling funding, staffing, and resource issues

12. Does jurisdiction itself currently spend too much, about the right amount, or too little on recycling programs and efforts
13. What funding support does jurisdiction use for local recycling services and/or to pay for private service provision
14. Satisfaction with jurisdiction’s current approach to funding local recycling services

15. 1. Residents’ preference between higher taxes or cuts to recycling services
    2. Local businesses’ preference between higher taxes or cuts to recycling services
    3. Board/Council’s preference between higher taxes or cuts to recycling services
    4. Respondent’s preference between higher taxes or cuts to recycling services

16. Challenges for recycling within the jurisdiction

17. 1. Most significant challenge for recycling within the jurisdiction
    2. Second most significant challenge for recycling within the jurisdiction
    3. Third most significant challenge for recycling within the jurisdiction

18. Does jurisdiction’s government have a person or persons who are specifically responsible for addressing recycling issues

19. 1. Would additional funding make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services
    2. Would additional local and/or regional partnerships make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services
    3. Would technical assistance make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services
    4. Would higher revenues from the sale of recycled materials make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services
    5. Would State-funded outreach and educational efforts make jurisdiction more likely to expand or improve recycling services

Among jurisdictions that have no recycling services available in the jurisdiction

21. Reasons jurisdiction is not engaged in recycling efforts

22. 1. Most significant reason jurisdiction is not engaged in recycling efforts
    2. Second most significant reason jurisdiction is not engaged in recycling efforts
    3. Third most significant reason jurisdiction is not engaged in recycling efforts

23. Recycling services not currently available that residents/businesses would like to have access to

24. 1. Residents would support or oppose higher taxes for recycling services
    2. Local businesses would support or oppose higher taxes for recycling services
    3. Board/Council would support or oppose higher taxes for recycling services
    4. Respondent would support or oppose higher taxes for recycling services

25. 1. Would additional funding make jurisdiction more likely to introduce recycling services
    2. Would additional local and/or regional partnerships make jurisdiction more likely to introduce recycling services
    3. Would technical assistance make jurisdiction more likely to introduce recycling services
    4. Would higher revenues from the sale of recycled materials make jurisdiction more likely to introduce recycling services
    5. Would State-funded outreach and educational efforts make jurisdiction more likely to introduce recycling services

Among all respondents

27. Sources of information influential in jurisdiction decision making on recycling issues

28. 1. Residents’ satisfaction with jurisdiction’s current approach to recycling
    2. Local businesses’ satisfaction with jurisdiction’s current approach to recycling
    3. Board/Council’s satisfaction with jurisdiction’s current approach to recycling
    4. Respondent’s satisfaction with jurisdiction’s current approach to recycling

29. 1. Agree or disagree that recycling is not worth the effort given the small impact it actually has
    2. Agree or disagree that most materials collected in recycling programs simply end up in landfills anyway
    3. Agree or disagree that recycling programs can help decrease litter and pollution in our local community’s environment
    4. Agree or disagree that recycling programs can help protect clean water in Michigan
    5. Agree or disagree that recycling programs can help address global climate change
    6. Agree or disagree that new state and regional recycling efforts could boost our local economic development and job growth

30. Agree or disagree that promoting environmental sustainability and the concept of "being green" are important aspects of local government leadership

31. Is jurisdiction rural, urban, or somewhere in between

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