Changes to waste management services - Household Collection of Textiles - Scottish Government consultations

1. Do you consider your current options for textile recycling to be efficient?

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2. Do you consider your current options for textile recycling to be accessible?

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3. If you do not consider your current options for textile recycling to be efficient and/or accessible, what improvements would you recommend?

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4. Do you believe household collection of textiles would provide benefits to householders?

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5. What potential benefits do you consider household collection of textiles would provide to householders?

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6. Do you believe household collection of textiles should be a service supplied by local authorities? Extra note: A mandatory service would be a statutory requirement for all local authorities in Scotland to collect textiles separately as part of their waste collection services at household kerbsides. This may require a separate household recycling bin.

Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree no Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree

7. If collections of textiles from households are not a service supplied by local authorities, do you think there should be a requirement for all local authorities to offer textile recycling through Household Waste Recycling Centres or other bring facilities?

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8. What is the estimated number of textile items you recycle/dispose of each year?

I don't recycle my textiles 1 - 5 6 - 15 16 - 30 31 - 50 Over 50 Don't Know

9. What services are currently available in your local authority area to recycle or dispose of textiles?

Local Textile Bank in supermarket / car park Charity Shops – In Store Charity Shops – Household Collection Household Waste Recycling Centre

10. What services do you currently use in your local authority area to recycle or dispose of textiles?

Local Textile Bank in supermarket / car park Charity Shops – In Store Charity Shops – Household Collection Household Waste Recycling Centre Other

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11. Do you foresee any barriers or unintended consequences to local authority collection of textiles at the kerbside becoming a statutory service?

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12. If your local authority offered household collection of textiles, how likely are you to utilise this service?

Very likely Somewhat likely Somewhat unlikely Very unlikely Not sure

13. Do you have any additional views, regarding household collection of textiles or what you would expect a useful service to look like?

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