This memo provides a summary of responses to the solid waste survey conducted in October and November 2010

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1 T: Camern Baughen Frm: Maura Walker Date: January 20, 2011 Re: Slid Waste Survey This mem prvides a summary f respnses t the slid waste survey cnducted in Octber and Nvember 2010 The purpse f the survey was t get early input frm residents f the RDOS n their pinins f the current slid waste management system, slicit their ideas fr future services and prgrams, and t identify any public cncerns with slid waste. The survey als served as an educatinal tl n slid waste services and infrmed the public f the planning prcess. There were a ttal f 575 respnses frm acrss the regin. Based n the number f the respnses, the survey is cnsidered accurate within +/-4.1%, 19 times ut f 20. The results prvide a snapsht f the public s current level f satisfactin with waste and recycling services, as well as preferences fr future services. The survey was prmted thrugh the fllwing mechanisms: Mailing list Psters at public lcatins News release Newspaper advertising Radi public service annuncement Facebk advertising The RDOS and municipal web pages Offering a $100 dinner ut prize draw The fllwing is a summary f the survey results. Residential Services 81% f respndents put ut 1 bag r less per week 78% f respndents aware f tag-a-bag prgram. 60% aware f where t buy tags 65% set ut recycling every 2 weeks

2 January 20, 2011 Page 2 26% set ut recycling weekly Mst frequent cmments: Great prgram! (mst cmmn cmment) Prefer t have a cntainer ver single-use plastic bags Wuld like t recycle glass Mre frequent glass cllectin Wuld like weekly recycling service Want t recycle Styrfam Need mre infrmatin Husehld Hazardus Waste Respndents awareness f where t take items back: Husehld batteries 65% Cmpact flurescent lights 39% Mercury thermstats 21% Oil and il filters 61% Paints and stains 77% Pesticides 48% Hazardus husehld chemicals 47% Beverage cntainers fr refund 99% 37% f respndents are aware that there is a HHW dept at Campbell Muntain Landfill Landfill Use 80% f respndents g t the landfill 57% g t landfill 1-2 times per year Mst cmmn reasns fr ging t the landfill are: Yard waste Cnstructin and demlitin waste Items t large fr curbside pickup Issues and Ideas Percentage f respndents that fund the fllwing issues f sme r great cncern: Burning garbage 47% Burning yard waste 48% Agricultural burning 51% General air quality 58% Illegal dumping 70% Bears r pests attracted by garbage 59%

3 January 20, 2011 Page 3 Degree f supprt fr specific future initiatives: Intrducing residential fd waste cllectin Intrducing wheeled bins fr garbage, recycling and yard waste cllectin at hme Intrducing a Waste t Energy prject (where garbage is turned int energy thrugh a cmbustin prcess) Develping a cmpsting facility in yur cmmunity Mst cmmnly ffered ideas fr the future: Mre infrmatin and educatin (mst cmmnly ffered suggestin) Fd waste pick up Wheeled bins fr garbage cllectin (als several cmments prvided against the idea f wheeled bins) Ban plastic bags and water bttles Reuse area at the landfill Large item pick up HHW dept r cllectin services Replace blue bags with blue bxes Mre frequent yard waste pick up Increase hurs at rural landfills

4 January 20, 2011 Page 4 Mst cmmnly ffered issues/cncerns: Cst Bears Prliferatin f plastics Cmmunicatins Hw peple get infrmatin abut waste management services and prgrams Fr websites, almst all respndents t the questin refer t the RDOS r their lcal municipality websites (including mynaramata.cm).

5 January 20, 2011 Page 5 Where respndents are frm: Pentictn Summerland Okanagan Falls 2% 3% 1% Oliver 8% Osys 30% Keremes 9% Princetn 7% Electral Area A - Rural Osys 3% 4% 1% 5% 6% 7% 4% 10% Electral Area B - Cawstn and the Lwer Similkameen Electral Area C - Rural Oliver Electral Area D - OK Falls / Kaleden, Carmi and Apex Electral Area E - Naramata Electral Area F - Rural Summerland Electral Area G - Rural Keremes, Hedley and Olalla Electral Area H - Rural Princetn, Tulameen, Calmnt and Eastgate

6 January 20, 2011 Page 6 Number f peple in their husehld: r mre Age f respndents: Under