{"id":2780,"date":"2021-08-30T14:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T14:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/timothy-townsend\/?page_id=2780"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:45:19","slug":"survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/timothy-townsend\/survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey on Plastic Bags, Auxiliary Materials and Wrappings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Florida (UF) is conducting a survey on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to learn more about plastic bags, auxiliary materials (e.g., reusable bags, paper bags, gift bags, gift boxes, hat boxes, cloth bags and food takeout boxes and clamshells) and wrappings (UF IRB Protocol Number IRB202101831). The study principal investigator is Dr. Tim Townsend from UF and the Sustainable Materials Management Research Laboratory. The survey will be administered online using Qualtrics until Oct. 31st, 2021, if you are able to participate, please visit the link(s) below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your role, please <strong><em>select<\/em> <\/strong>the appropriate survey link. You are welcome to provide a response for multiple surveys (e.g., resident and local government, local government and recycling facility operator).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\"><strong>Local Government<\/strong> (e.g., Florida city and county); <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&lt;10 minutes to complete:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d5WsOxLOeu6q5nw\">https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_d5WsOxLOeu6q5nw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\"><strong>Retailers and Restaurants<\/strong> (e.g., Florida grocery stores, convenience stores, clothing and department stores, restaurants); <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&lt;10 minutes to complete, may take more time if compiling data:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cJ6bIxLF91GlwFg\">https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cJ6bIxLF91GlwFg<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\"><strong>Residents<\/strong> (Florida residents); <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&lt;10 minutes to complete:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_dbyVIpI2f6c19Km\">https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_dbyVIpI2f6c19Km<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\"><strong>Manufacturers<\/strong> (e.g., suppliers and manufactures of plastic bag, auxiliary materials and wrappings); <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&lt;10 minutes to complete, may take more time if compiling data:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8jqHbzs5FdDjxLU\">https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8jqHbzs5FdDjxLU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\"><strong>Recycling Facilities<\/strong> (Florida materials recovery facilities); <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">&lt;10 minutes to complete, may take more time if compiling data:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_71KmOzqkKR9kksK\">https:\/\/ufl.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_71KmOzqkKR9kksK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">To read about the consent document associated with this study please click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/timothy-townsend\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/513\/2021\/09\/Retail-Bag-IRB-Consent-document.pdf\">Retail Bag IRB Consent document<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The final report will be posted here soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 100;font-size: 18px;font-family: gentona, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;color: black\">Thank you for your time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 100;font-size: 18px;font-family: gentona, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">UF Team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Florida (UF) is conducting a survey on behalf of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to learn more about plastic bags, auxiliary materials (e.g., reusable bags, paper bags, gift bags, gift boxes, hat boxes, cloth bags and food takeout boxes and clamshells) and wrappings (UF IRB Protocol Number IRB202101831). 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