that the local authority in which respondents resided significantly influenced most responses (including waste collection service used, waste service satisfaction and backyard composting activity). Many responses (including waste service satisfaction, waste management influences) were also significantly related to the respondents’ personal characteristics
(e.g., education level, type of accommodation, age,etc.). These statistical results proved the hypothesis
of the research and demonstrated that waste management initiatives designed for one area of the city
(or, indeed, for uniform application to the city as a whole) could ignore the needs of other areas. The sur-
vey responses suggest that targeted intervention strategies would lead to improved diversion rates of
BMW from landfill, a requirement of the Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC.