marginal increase in CFC would begin to significantly shift attitudes. This relationship suggests that the more individuals consider the future consequences of their actions the less likely they are to agree that their recycling behaviour has a significant positive impact on the environment. Note, that overall, scores are tightly distributed and the full range of scoring has not been used (Table 1). Perceptions of fly-tipping A key objective was to tackle fly-tipping in the estates. Residents were asked about their perception of the amount of fly-tipping and whether or not it was a problem. Population level responses to these yes/no questions are displayed in Table 3. Table 3: Percentage of the residents (n=393) responding yes or no to specific questions about fly-tipping. Yes No A lot of fly-tipping 71.9 28.1 Fly-tipping has little 36.4 63.6 impact Fine people who fly-tip 68.2 31.8 29.3 70.7 People only fly-tip when there is no choice Fly-tipping is not a 29.2 70.8 problem Fly-tipping is normal 32.3 67.7 Concerned things could 78.7 21.3 be repaired As can be seen the general view is that there is a lot of fly-tipping on the estates, and that it is a problem. Fly-tipping is not regarded as a normal behaviour, and it is one that most feel should attract the punishment of a fine. There is also a consensus that many of the items could be repaired. One must be cautious of demand
marginal increase in CFC would begin to significantly shift attitudes. This relationship suggests that the more individuals consider the future consequences of their actions the less likely they are to agree that their recycling behaviour has a significant positive impact on the environment. Note, that overall, scores are tightly distributed and the full range of scoring has not been used (Table 1). Perceptions of fly-tipping A key objective was to tackle fly-tipping in the estates. Residents were asked about their perception of the amount of fly-tipping and whether or not it was a problem. Population level responses to these yes/no questions are displayed in Table 3. Table 3: Percentage of the residents (n=393) responding yes or no to specific questions about fly-tipping. Yes No A lot of fly-tipping 71.9 28.1 Fly-tipping has little impact 36.4 63.6 Fine people who fly-tip 68.2 31.8 People only fly-tip when there is no choice 29.3 70.7 Fly-tipping is not a problem 29.2 70.8 Fly-tipping is normal 32.3 67.7 Concerned things could be repaired 78.7 21.3 As can be seen the general view is that there is a lot of fly-tipping on the estates, and that it is a problem. Fly-tipping is not regarded as a normal behaviour, and it is one that most feel should attract the punishment of a fine. There is also a consensus that many of the items could be repaired. One must be cautious of demand
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