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City-Wide Clean Streets Survey

The City of Peterborough is reviewing how we deliver waste collection, litter management, and public realm cleanliness across our community and we want to hear directly from residents, businesses, and visitors to ensure our programs meet the needs of a growing and changing city. 

Your feedback will help us evaluate collection schedules, service levels, waste diversion programs, public education, enforcement, landfill operations, and the placement and maintenance of waste bins in parks, trails, and rights-of-way. 

The results of the survey will remain anonymous. We are not only looking for opinions, we are trying to understand the real-life choices, pressures, and conditions that lead to waste ending up in the wrong place.

Who is responding

1.  

What type of property do you represent? Select all that apply.

2.  

What area do you live in?

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What people see in the city

4.  

In the last 12 months, have you seen any of the following in Peterborough? Select all that apply.

5.  

Which area do you believe has the greatest amount of debris or litter? Select all that apply.

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8.  

 In the last 12 months, have you ever done any of the following because it felt like the easiest option? Select all that apply.

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Access, convenience, cost and information

10.  

How easy do you find the following:

How easy is it for you to know where to take waste that does not fit regular curbside rules?
How easy is it for you to physically get that waste to the right place?
11.  

What barriers from the list below impact you the most? Select all that apply

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14.  

How clear are Peterborough's rules on:

What goes where
The collection schedule (organics, garbage, yard waste, etc.)
What public bins are for
What is illegal dumping
What penalties apply
How to report issues
15.  

When people use public bins for household waste, what is usually happening underneath that choice?

16.  

Please rate your agreement with the following statements:

If an area already looks messy, people are more likely to dump there.
Overflowing or poorly maintained public bins send the message that nobody is in charge.
Some parts of Peterborough feel “owned” and cared for, while other parts feel abandoned.
Public bins are increasingly being treated as a backup household garbage system.
Waste rules are easier to follow in some neighbourhoods than in others.
The City asks people to comply with rules that do not match some residents’ real living conditions.

Social norms, fairness, and hidden beliefs

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Enforcement, reporting and trust

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21.  

How would you agree with the following:

Do you believe people who dump illegally are likely to face consequences in Peterborough
If you saw illegal dumping, how likely are you to report it
Disposal fees discourage proper disposal

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24.  

Which do you believe would change behaviour more?

More public education
More warnings prior to enforcement
More visible enforcement
Faster cleanup
More cameras at known hotspots
Lower disposal costs
Easier legal options to dispose of properly
Better property management
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