Wastage is a subject that can raise ecological, economic and solidarity issues. In the context of sustainable development, fighting against good and energy waste is a current challenge. Thus, this chart shows the results of a survey conducted with French people aged 18 and over about wastage in 2019.
The survey asked French people if they prioritized donations instead of throwing their objects away in order to reduce wastage. It appears that 78 percent of the respondents stated that they already donated objects or products that they did not need anymore.
To prioritize objects repair instead of replacing them was an action against wastage that 98 percent of French did or planned to do according to this same survey.
Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019
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BVA. (October 26, 2019). Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/
BVA. "Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019." Chart. October 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/
BVA. (2019). Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/
BVA. "Share of French People Prioritizing Donations Instead of Throwing Objects Away to Reduce Wastage or Planning to Do so in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/
BVA, Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of French people prioritizing donations instead of throwing objects away to reduce wastage or planning to do so in 2019 [Graph], BVA, October 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065570/donations-reduce-wastage-france/