Appendix: Questionnaire
The questionnaires for users of automobile and E-bike are similar basically, but
different in some special topics and options. The detailed questions are as below.
User Type:
□ Automobile / □ E-bike
Age:
Gender:
□ Male □ Female
Education Level:
□ Junior School □ Senior School □ College □ Bachelor
□ Doctor
Household income
□ 0-10000 □ 10001-15000 □ 15001-20000 □ 20001-25000
35000 □35000+
□ Master
□ 25001-
1, How many years the original battery in your automobile/E-bike is used before
scrapped?
(Write down the number)
2, How you dispose the scrap LAB?
□ Idle □ Discard □ Peddler □ Maintainer for free □ Maintainer with
discount
□ Battery retailer with discount □ No scrap until now(if this, jump to item 5)
3, How many years the replaced battery in your automobile/E-bike is used after original
battery is scrapped?
(Write down the number)
4, How much money you can get when you sale the scrap LAB, or the equivalent
discount price?
￥：
(Write down the number)
5, What’s the most influencing factor of your disposal path?
□ Economy □ Convenience □ Environment
6, What is your understanding of scrap LAB harmfulness?
□ Know nothing □ know it is a general waste □ know it is a hazardous waste
□ know its detailed hazardous harmfulness □ know all the above clearly
7, What is your information channel of scrap LAB harmfulness?
□ Traditional Media (TV, Newspaper, Magazine, etc.) □ Modern Media
(Internet)
□ Maintainer or retailer □ Other way □ Never know
8, What is your understanding of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)?
□ Never know □ know little □ know its basic concept □ know it clearly
9, Due to the difference in environmental protection costs, after recycling waste
batteries at the same price, the cost of legal waste LAB recycle plants is far higher than
that of illegal small plants. Formal plants are facing finical difficulties. What is your
attitude towards paying money to support them?.
□ Accept □ Neutral □ Reject(if this, jump to item 13)
10, If you accept, currently the price range of LAB is between 400 and 800 CNY, how
much money can you pay as the disposal cost of each LAB?
￥：
(Write down the number)
11, In another way, what is the percentage of total price of each LAB you would like to
pay?
%：
(Write down the number)
12, What is your most preferred payment mode?
□ Pay when replacing new LAB with old one □ Pay when disposing □ add
LAB disposal fee to automobile tax □ add disposal fee to new battery price
13, What is your reason for rejecting to pay?
□ It is the Environment protection agency’s(EPA) duty □ It should be paid by
manufacturers □ It is only the problem of recycling plants □ My salary is too
low for more fee or tax □ I do not believe it causes lead pollution
14, Most of scrap LAB in Beijing are delivered to plants outside Beijing and the plants
in Hebei province dispose most of them. Do you approve paying the plants out of
Beijing with the money from Beijing?
□ Accept □ Neutral □ Reject