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NEWBRIDGE TIDY TOWNS ASSOCIATION

WASTE MINIMISATION SURVEY 2008

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

RECYCLING ACTIVITIES	Result 2008
Households Surveyed	115
Household Replies	104 (90%)
Number of Residential Areas Represented	48
Households Actively Recycling Waste	100%
Recycling Paper	100%
Recycling Cardboard	100%
Recycling Glass	96%
Recycling Cans	95%
Recycling Tetra Packs	88%
Recycling Plastic Waste	85%
Recycling Fabrics / Clothing	84%
Recycling Electrical Items	65%
Recycling School Books	49%
Recycling Computers / Electronic	48%
Recycling Batteries	43%
Recycling Ink Cartridges	40%
Recycling Metals	38%
Recycling Postage Stamps	29%
Recycling Timber / Furniture	27%
Recycling Organic Waste	26%
Recycling Oils	7%

WASTE SEGREGATION	Result 2008
Proportion of Waste Being Recycled	53%
Resident has access to Composter at home or in Residential Area	29%
Household has access to Green Bin	97%
Household has access to Brown Bin	1%
Household Avails of Recycling Facility at Silliot Hill	49%
Household Recycles in Bottle Banks (Newbridge Area)	96%

ENERGY AUDITING	Result 2008
Energy Audit Carried out (of home) out within last year	13%
Energy Audit Carried out (of home) in previous years	5%
Total Households who have carried out an Energy Audit in the home	18%
Total Households who have already introduced Conservation Measures	86%
Households Planning Conservation Measures	53%

Replies received from the following residential areas and we greatly appreciate the assistance of residents in these areas who have taken the trouble to reply to our survey - if your area is not represented please contact Newbridge Tidy Towns Association and we will send out a survey form for you to complete.

Abbey Road, Acorn Downs, Aylesbury Park, Ballymanny Manor, Baroda Court, Beechwood Avenue, Cederwood Park, Chapel Lane, College Grove, College Orchard, Connell Drive, Croatanstown Grange, Curragh Grange, Dara Park, Greenmount Park, The Grange, The Great Southern, Highfield Estate, Kilbelin Estate, Kilbelin Crescent, Lakeside Estate, Langton Park, Liffey Drive, Liffey Hall, Liffey Mill, Moore Avenue, Moorefield Crescent, Moorefield Drive, Morristown Estate, Mount Carmel, The Oaks, Old Abbey Manor, Páirc Mhuire, Piercetown, Rathcurragh, River Court, Ryston Close, Sarsfield Drive, Seven Springs, St. Dominick's Park, Standhouse Crescent, Standhouse Lawns, The Village, Watercress Manor, Wellesley Manor.

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SCHOOLS SURVEY

SCHOOLS RESPONDING	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Schools Surveyed	10	5	8	4
Schools Replies	6 (60%)	1 (20%)	8 (100%)	3 (75%)

SCHOOLS RECYCLING	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Schools Actively Recycling Waste	100%	100%	100%	75%
Recycling Paper	100%	100%	100%	100%
Recycling Cardboard	100%	100%	88%	100%
Recycling Tetra Packs	83%	Nil	38%	Nil
Recycling Postage Stamps	33%	Nil	13%	Nil
Recycling School Books	37%	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Fabrics / Clothing	50%	Nil	13%	Nil
Recycling Cans	0%	0%	50%	33%
Recycling Other metals	Nil	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Glass	50%	Nil	25%	Nil
Recycling Plastic Waste	67%	Nil	38%	67%
Recycling Oils	Nil		Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Organic Waste	83%	Nil	75%	Nil
Recycling Batteries	100%	100%	88%	67%
Recycling Electrical Items	33%	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Computers / Electronic	50%	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Ink Cartridges	83%	Nil	25%	Nil
Recycling Timber / Furniture	Nil	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Recycling Mobile Phones	17%	Nil	Not Asked	Not Asked
Proportion of Waste Being Recycled	77%	40%	n/a	n/a

GREEN SCHOOLS	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Schools have School Garden	50%	Nil	75%	Nil
School has been awarded Green Flag	67%	Nil	50%	Nil
School working towards Green Flag award	Nil	Nil	88%	67%

Schools are Encouraging Waste Minimisation in the Community in the following ways:

COMMUNITY AWARENESS	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Displays in School	83%		100%	67%
Displays Outside School	0%		13%
Newsletters / Letters Home	83%		88%	33%
School Open Days	50%		50%
Transition Year	n/a		n/a
SPHE Class	n/a		13%	0%
Student Councils	n/a		n/a	n/a

ENERGY AUDITING	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Energy Audit Carried out within last year	33%		n/a	n/a
Energy Audit Carried out in previous years	17%		n/a	n/a
Schools who have carried out an Energy Audit	50%		n/a	n/a

ENERGY CONSERVATION	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008	Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Energy Conservation Measures introduced Last Year	83%		n/a	n/a
Energy Conservation Measures Planned	33%	100%	n/a	n/a

SOURCING POLICY	Primary 2008	Secondary 2008		Primary 2005	Secondary 2005
Schools which have a policy regarding the sourcing / purchasing of raw materials, components or supplies from Companies who have a demonstrated policy or strategy towards waste minimisation / energy conservation?	33 %	0%		n/a	n/a

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BUSINESS / INDUSTRY SURVEY

Business Replies

As part of Newbridge's entry to the National Tidy Towns Competition 2008 the Association have decided to carry out a survey of Businesses, Schools and Households to determine the level of Recycling currently being achieved in the town. The results of this survey are being published on this website - and this page has the results of a survey carried out among members of the Business Community in the town of Newbridge.

Thanks to all who have responded to this survey, if you would like to participate please contact us by email at Email: Newbridge Tidy Towns Association . We wish to thank NEWBRIDGE CHAMBER who has supported us in carrying out this survey.

Recycling Activities Surveyed

Result Survey 2008

Result Survey 2005

Businesses Surveyed

150

Business Replies

41 (44%)

122 (81%)

Business Actively Recycling Waste

95%

88%

Business Providing Recycling Training to Employees

41%

n/a

Recycling Paper

90%

68%

Recycling Cardboard

90%

60%

Recycling Plastics

54%

41%

Recycling Computers / Electronic

29%

23%

Recycling Electrical Goods

32%

23%

Recycling Cans

29%

19%

Recycling Glass

20%

19%

Recycling Batteries

32%

16%

Recycling Oils / Cooking Oils

20%

11%

Recycling Ink Cartridges

31%

Recycling Other Metals

Recycling Timber / Pallets

15%

16%

Recycling Organic Waste

Recycling Fabrics / Clothing

n/a

Disposable Cameras

n/a

Proportion of Waste Being Recycled

54%

66%

Energy Audit Carried out within last year	17%
Energy Audit Carried out in previous years	15%
Businesses that have carried out an Energy Audit	32%
Energy Audit Carried out on Vehicles within last year	2%
Energy Audit Carried out on Vehicles in previous years	5%
Businesses that have carried out an Energy Audit on Vehicles	7%
Energy Conservation Measures introduced Last Year	54%
Energy Conservation Measures introduced in Previous Years	nil%
Energy Conservation Measures Planned	41%

Companies who have a policy regarding the sourcing / purchasing of raw materials, components or supplies from Companies who have a demonstrated policy or strategy towards waste minimisation / energy conservation?

39%

Comment
There are not a sufficient number of replies at this time to make detailed comments on the results of the survey.

Recycling in Newbridge - Composting in the Garden - Conserving Energy in The Home - Conservation of Water - Recycling Electrical / Electronic Equipment WEEE - Recycle - Repak & Rehab - Recycling Survey 2008 - Newbridge

Newbridge Tidy Towns Association, C/o. Newbridge Chamber, Canning Place, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.
Phone : 086 8393293 or 087 6393579 E-mail: newbridgetidytowns@gmail.com

National developement plan

This project acknowledges the support of KELT and the LEADER Plus programme which is funded by the Irish Government and part-financed by the European Union under the National development Plan, 2000 – 2006.
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