Actions taken by U.S. citizens to avoid single-use plastics 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 9, 2024
Citizens in the United States stated that bringing their own containers or bags to take home groceries is the main way they try to avoid single-use plastics, as 38 percent of the respondents reflected in a survey. On the other hand, about 19 percent of the respondents indicated that they do none of the actions listed.

Actions taken to avoid single-use plastics by citizens in the United States as of March 2019

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Statistic: Actions taken to avoid single-use plastics by citizens in the United States as of March 2019

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Release date

June 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2019

Number of respondents

1,013 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The original questions states the following: "Are you already taking steps to avoid single-use plastics?".

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