Cardboard and plastic are the most recyclable types of food packaging materials, according to 34 and 26 percent of the U.S. adult respondents, respectively. Glass is one of the most recyclable materials as it can be recycled indefinitely as its structure does not deteriorate during the process.
Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*
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Consumer Action. (July 10, 2019). Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. "Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. (2019). Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. "Knowledge of The Most Recyclable Food Packaging Materials According to Adults in The United States as of July 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action, Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* [Graph], Consumer Action, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
