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Richland County is considering an ordinance restricting the use of single-use carryout bags by imposing a fee on those bags after a certain date. To help shape that policy, we would appreciate your participation in this survey about your usage of single-use and reusable bags. To help you complete the survey, some definitions have been provided for clarity:

• Fee/charge – Money that retailers are mandated to charge but is retained by the retailer
• Single-use carryout bag – A bag made of plastic, paper or other material that is not a recycled paper bag or reusable bag
• Mil – A unit of measurement equal to a thousandth of an inch. A standard grocery bag is 2.25 mils thick.
• Reusable bag – A bag greater than 4 mils thick, so slightly thicker than a heavy freezer zip-lock bag (e.g., fabric bags)

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1. How often do you use a single-use carryout bag provided by a store or retailer?

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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2. How often do you use reusable bags at grocery stores?

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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3. How often do you use reusable bags at stores other than grocery stores?

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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4. If you do not use reusable carryout bags, what most prevents you from using them?

I don't own any reusable bags.

I forget to bring them with me.

I like the convenience of plastic bags.

I want single-use bags for other uses.

They are not clean.

They are too expensive.

Other:

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5. What do you usually do with single-use carryout bags from a store?

Donate them to a charitable organization or someone else for reuse

Recycle them (e.g., in grocery store recycle boxes)

Reuse them for another disposable purpose (e.g., trashcan liners, animal waste, wet trash)

Throw them away in the trash

Other:

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6. Would you support efforts to reduce the use of single-use carryout bags in Richland County?

Yes

Not sure/need more information

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7. If Richland County imposed a fee on plastic bags at the point of sale, how would you feel?

I would support a fee.

I would oppose a fee.

It would depend on the amount of the fee.

I'm not sure if I would support or oppose a fee.

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8. If Richland County imposed a fee on paper bags at the point of sale, how would you feel?

I would support a fee.

I would oppose a fee.

It would depend on the amount of the fee.

I'm not sure if I would support or oppose a fee.

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9. How would a fee on single-use carryout bags influence your behavior about using them?

I would shop stores that permit me to use single-use bags without a fee.

I would still use single-use bags but use fewer.

I would use reusable bags instead of single-use bags.

It would have no effect, because I already use reusable bags.

The fee would not influence my behavior.

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10. How would you most like to receive further information about the ordinance on carryout bags? (Choose all that apply).

Richland County social media

Richland County website

Richland County newsletter

Print media (e.g., newspapers)

Direct mail

Brochure/fact sheet

Radio advertisement

Other:

11. Do you have any comments on a possible ordinance restricting single-use carryout bags?

12. What is your home ZIP code? *

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