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2008 Wisconsin Wood Waste Recycling Questionaire

The University of Wisconsin-Extension is conducting this survey to gain a better understanding of wood waste problems and their possible solutions. Would you kindly take a few minutes to answer the following questionaire so that we can help others to improve wood waste recycling efforts? As always, your additional comments and suggestions are welcome.

Please provide the following contact information (* indicates required field):

*Name:

Address 1: Address 2:

City: State: Zip code:

Title: *Organization:

Telephone: Fax: *E-mail:

Web Address:

Is your firm/organization a:

Broker	Demolition Contractor	Processor
General Contractor	Manufacturer	Waste Hauler
Municipality	Landfill Operator	End-Use/Market
Other (describe)

Describe the types of wood waste you broker, handle or produce.

Please provide an estimate of the amount of wood waste you handle/generate on an annual basis.

Material	Source of Material	Annual Qty	Unit	Size	Est. Cost
Stumps
Timber
Branches
Pallets
Dimensional lumber
Treated wood
Construction wood
Demolition wood
Shavings
Sawdust
Crates
Other

How is your wood waste handled?

Handling method	On-Site	By Others
Burned on site
Processed (e.g. chipped) for use as fuel
Processed for mulch product
Processed into bedding material
Re-used, as generated, in the construction of another product
Further processed for use in another recycle content product
Directly hauled to local landfill
Other (describe)

Are your current markets adequate?

During which quarter of the year do you handle the most wood waste?

Indicate the provider and cost for each management service of your wood waste:

Wood Waste Service	Service Provider	Typical Annual Cost
Collecting/hauling
Processing
Disposal
Full service (Collection, processing and disposal)

What would be your optimal method of handling wood waste?

Would you be interested in providing wood waste to a new wood waste-to-energy facility in S.E. Wisconsin?

What additional resources, if any, are needed for you to manage wood waste?

Please describe any other related information that you think will be appropriate to our evaluation.

Was this survey easy for you to complete?

Do you have additional comments?

Would you like to receive a copy of the results?

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