The survey contained a set of seven questions examining the respondent’s knowledge of proper ways to dispose of used household cooking oils and grease. The respondents were given seven options for appropriate disposal. The proper way to dispose of the cooking oils and grease is to save it and call the Town to come and pick it up. Table 66 shows that only 28.3% of the respondents answered correctly or yes to this option. There was also inaccurate perceptions for put it in your garbage cart or bin for collection (53.0%), pour it down the kitchen sink drain (25.3%), pour it out in the yard (25.0%), and put it in your recycling cart or bin for collection (14.3%). The respondents were accurate on flush it down the toilet (1.3%) and pour it down the storm drain (0.0%).
Disposal Methods |
% Yes |
% No |
% Not Sure |
|
Put it in your garbage cart or bin for collection |
53.0 |
41.3 |
5.8 |
|
Save it and call the Town to come and pick it up |
28.3 |
59.8 |
12.0 |
|
Pour it down the kitchen sink drain |
25.3 |
72.2 |
2.5 |
|
Pour it out in the yard |
25.0 |
65.8 |
9.3 |
|
Put it in your recycling cart or bin for collection |
14.3 |
77.0 |
8.8 |
|
Flush it down the toilet |
1.3 |
97.0 |
1.8 |
|
Pour it down the storm drain |
0.0 |
98.0 |
2.0 |
Disposal of Used Cooking Oil and Grease Crosstabulations
Crosstabulations (B396-B399) for disposal of used cooking oils and grease were conducted on age, housing type, income, and years in Cary (Appendix B). The least accurate (lower means) for the proper disposal method save it and call the Town to come and pick it up was $20,001-$30,000 income level (8.7%), over 65 age group (19.0%), $30,001-$50,000 income level (20.9%), and $50,001-$70,000 income level (21.4%). The least accurate (higher means) for put it in your garbage cart for collection was 56-65 age group (59.5%), $70,001-$100,000 income level (58.2%), 2-5 year residents (58.1%), and townhouse/condo dwellers (57.9%). The least accurate (higher means) for pour it down the kitchen sink drain was $20,001-$30,000 income level (47.8%), $50,001-$70,000 income level (42.9%), and $30,001-$50,000 income level (34.9%). The least accurate (higher means) for pour it out in the yard was $20,001-$30,000 income level (47.8%), $50,001-$70,000 income level (37.5%), and $30,001-$50,000 income level (34.9%). The least accurate (higher means) for put it in your recycling cart for collection was 0-1 year residents (33.3%), 18-25 age group (24.1%), and apartment dwellers (22.6%). The least accurate (higher means) for flush it down the toilet was townhouse/condo dwellers (5.3%) and $30,001-$50,000 income level (4.7%). Finally, all the subgroups correctly identified not to pour it down the storm drain.