Table A1.

Questionnaire survey form for battery disposal and recycling

Factor	Response
A. Please indicate your gender.	☐ Male ☐ Female
B. Please indicate your age.	☐ 18-30 ☐ 31-40 ☐ 41-50 ☐ >51
C. Please indicate your level of education	☐ Primary school and below    ☐ High school ☐ Tafe/Diploma ☐ University studies (bachelor, Masters, Phd)
D. Please indicate your household size	☐ 1-2 people ☐ 3-4 people ☐ >=5 people
E. Please indicate the level of family income per month	☐ Less than $3000 ☐ $3000 - $5000 ☐ $5000 - $8000 ☐ $8000 - $13000 ☐ More than $13000
F. What type of portable battery do you use in your households?	☐ Primary batteries (single use) ☐ Secondary batteries (Rechargeable)
G. Do you know that improper disposal of the battery is bad for the environment and loss of resources as well. –	☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Didn’t think about it
H. How do you dispose of your batteries?	☐ Kerbside rubbish bin (Red bin) ☐ Kerbside recycling bin (Yellow bin) ☐ Store at home ☐ Battery collection points for recycling ☐ Put them with other materials for council’s clean-up collection
I. For recycling, where do you take your batteries?	☐ ALDI battery collection points ☐ Battery World collection points ☐ Coles supermarkets ☐ Bunnings ☐ Office works ☐ Mobile Muster collection points (e.g., mobile phone retail shop) ☐ Public facilities - Local library, School, Council office, community recycling centers (CRCs) ☐ Other retail stores ☐ Never recycled
J. From which source, did you received information on battery recycling?	☐ From local council’s website ☐ E-waste/problem waste collection/drop-off events ☐ Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (ABRI) website ☐ Came to know at the community recycling centers ☐ PlanetARK’s “Recycling Near You” website ☐ Others – Campaign by organizations ☐ None of the above
K. How often do you use PlanetARK’s “Recycling Near You” website to find battery recycling points?	☐ I use it frequently ☐ I don’t use it ☐ Didn’t know that the website exists
L. If you don’t recycle the batteries, what are the reasons?	☐ Recycling points are far from my households ☐ I do not think battery can be recycled ☐ Don’t know how and where to recycle  ☐ I don’t have time disposing of them ☐ Not applicable (in case you recycle)
M. In your opinion, what are the most convenient ways of disposing of waste batteries?	☐ Kerbside recycling bins for battery ☐ Door-to-door collection ☐ Collected at supermarket/retail store with higher proximity ☐ A system that can return deposit as if “Return and Earn” bottle recycling
N. If there is a system that gives you incentives, what is your preferred method?	☐ Old-for-new (you give retailer old batteries and get a new one) ☐ Vouchers to shop other items from the supermarket ☐ Receive vouchers and donate ☐ Cash ☐ Others (Please suggest) ……………….
O. Who should be responsible and more active in battery recycling in Australia?	☐ Government  ☐ Customers ☐ Retailers ☐ Manufacturers ☐ All above
P. Are you willing to pay additional 20% ($0.1 per unit) of the actual price of a battery for recycling (for example – the current price of an EVEREADY AAA battery is $0.5/unit, which will be $0.6/unit)?	☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Undecided