The 2011 Community Recycling Survey shows 85 percent of Kansans who answered are recycling household waste and 96 percent of respondents consider recycling to be important.
According to the survey by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the recycling of all household waste, which includes plastics, aluminum cans and cardboard, has grown significantly since this survey was last administered in 2005.
“We are encouraged that so many Kansans recycle their household products,” said KDHE Secretary Dr. Robert Moser. “We all must do our part to keep Kansas clean and avoid sending waste to the landfills.”
Additional findings from the survey include:
• 81 percent of households recycle aluminum cans, up from 65 percent in 2005.
• 70 percent of households recycle plastics, up from 33 percent in 2005.
• 56 percent of households recycle newspapers, up from 52 percent in 2005.
• 45 percent of households recycle cardboard, up from 10 percent in 2005.
• 44 percent of households recycle other paper, up from 14 percent in 2005.
• 96 percent of respondents consider recycling to be important, up from 92 percent in 2005.