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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan
Appendix R - Commercial Food Scrap Collection Pilot Program Survey Results
In January 2012, the City sent out a survey to all the participants in the Commercial Food Scrap Pilot Program
as part of an effort to gauge the results of the pilot. The responses to the survey are shown below.
1. Overall, are you satisfied with the way the food scrap collection program has been going?
Very satisfied –6
Satisfied –3
Not satisfied –1
2. How interested are you in continuing to collect food scraps?
Very interested—10
Somewhat interested—0
Not interested—0
3. How would you rate the frequency of the current twice a week pick-up service?
Reasonable—the pick-ups are frequent enough—9
Not adequate—more frequent pick-ups are
Needed—1
4. If the City and/or DWR had the resources, in your opinion what is the most helpful thing that could be
provided to businesses participating in a food scrap collection program?
Educational posters—4
Site visits and presentations to businesses—5
Liners for the food scrap carts—3
Indoor containers to collect food scraps, clearly labeled with color pictures of acceptable items—4
Food scrap carts with clear labeling and color pictures of what is accepted—5
Quarterly replacement of food carts (swap out dirty for clean). Training videos to show students how to
sort waste—2
DRAFT
5. What has been the most challenging part of the food scrap collection program?
Training staff to sort food scraps—1
Keeping the cart and collection containers clean—2
Contamination in the food scrap cart—2
Other people/businesses using the food scrap cart—1
Cost—6
Other: Compostable bags are really expensive and difficult to locate which I could see this prohibiting
others from participating—1
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