Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Survey

Angel Fire Chamber of Commerce Reduce, Reuse, Recycle committee’s plastic bag subcommittee has been conducting a survey among shoppers at Lowe’s Valley Market and at the Moreno Valley High School. They are researching ways to reduce the use of plastic bags in the Valley and were interested in your opinions.

They talked to a total of 76 people. 42 were residents and 34 were visitors or part timers.

Their answers are as follows:

1: Do you routinely use single use bags?

• Yes: 50
• No: 24

2: What would you think if there was a small charge (5 or 10 cents) for each bag?

• Great Idea: 42
• Good Idea: 10
• No Opinion: 5
• Not Good Idea: 7
• Terrible Idea: 3

3: If reusable bags could be purchased for a small fee ($1 or less) would that change your response?

• Great Idea: 3
• Good Idea: 19
• No Opinion: 10
• Not Good Idea: 3
• Terrible Idea: 4

4: If reusable bags were free would that change your response?

• Great Idea: 44
• Good Idea: 11
• No Opinion: 5
• Not Good Idea: 8
• Terrible Idea: 1

5: Do you think Angel Fire should do more in terms of recycling glass, paper and or plastic?

• Yes: 71
• No: 4