The results of waste management surveys conducted during February/March in the Carwoola/Primrose Valley and Sutton East areas will be presented to Council at its April General Meeting. The following is a summary of the results.
Carwoola/Primrose Valley
| Survey population | 349 | |
| Sample | 211 | (60.5%) |
| Support general waste collection | 83 | (39.3% ± 5%) |
| Do not support general waste collection | 123 | (58.3% ± 5%) |
Recycling collection service satisfaction:
| Very Dissatisfied | 18 | (8.5%) | |
| Dissatisfied | 10 | (4.7%) | |
| Neutral | 39 | (18.5%) | |
| Satisfied | 57 | (27.0%) | |
| Very Satisfied | 80 | (37.9%) |
Preferred collection frequency:
| Weekly | 17 | (20.5%) | |
| Fortnightly | 72 | (86.7%) |
| Comments | 158 | (74.9%) |
Survey Comments
The 60% return rate on a survey population of 349 yields a result with a confidence level of 95% and an accuracy of ± 5%. The ultimate result is thus 58.3% ± 5% against the introduction of a household waste collection service.
Many (74.9%) of the survey forms included comments, most of which qualified residents’ objections to the introduction of a council collection service, and many of which made reference to the respondent’s satisfaction with the existing commercial service operating in the area.
There is nonetheless a high level of satisfaction (64.9% Satisfied or Very Satisfied, 13.2% Dissatisfied or Very Dissatisfied) with the recycling service that was introduced in 2012. Many respondents who were dissatisfied with the recycling service claimed not to use it.
Sutton East
| Survey population | 146 | |
| Sample | 65 | (44.5%) |
| Support general waste collection | 39 | (60.0% ± 9%) |
| Do not support general waste collection | 24 | (36.9% ± 9%) |
Recycling collection service satisfaction:
| Very Dissatisfied | 8 | (12.3%) | |
| Dissatisfied | 1 | (1.5%) | |
| Neutral | 8 | (12.3%) | |
| Satisfied | 14 | (21.5%) | |
| Very Satisfied | 31 | (47.7%) |
Preferred collection frequency:
| Weekly | 14 | (35.9%) | |
| Fortnightly | 27 | (69.2%) |
| Comments | 25 | (38.5%) |
Survey Comments
The 44.5% return rate on a survey population of 146 yields a result with a confidence level of 95% and an accuracy of ± 9%. The ultimate result is thus 60.0% ± 9% in favour of the introduction of a household waste collection service.
A little more than one third of the responses (38.5%) included comments, most of which qualified residents’ objections to the introduction of a council collection service. Many comments of both respondents in favour and opposed to a council collection service also made reference to the respondent’s satisfaction with the existing commercial service operating in the area.
There is a high level of satisfaction (69.2% Satisfied or Very Satisfied, 13.8% Dissatisfied or Very Dissatisfied) with the recycling service that was introduced in 2012.
You can browse the individual survey responses by clicking here (above survey results available after 4 April 2013).