While waste separation remained one of the most important environmental issues in Russia, approximately 30 percent of respondents who had containers for separate waste collection installed near their homes did not separate their waste, considering the process pointless. Over one quarter of participants justified their position by having no time for separating waste.
Opinion poll on reasons against waste separation at home in Russia in March 2020*
* The given question was asked only among respondents who had containers for separate waste collection installed near their homes, but did not separate their waste.
** Refers to the total number of respondents, not only those not separating waste at home.
Respondents representing urban and rural population were surveyed in 137 localities in 50 federal subjects of Russia.
The source specified the following information: the statistical error for a sample of 1,600 (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed 3.4% for indicators close to 50%, 2.9% for indicators close to 25% / 75%, 2.0% for indicators close to 25% / 75%, 2.0% for indicators close to 10% / 90%, 1.5% for indicators close to 55% / 95%.
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Levada Center. (May 13, 2020). Opinion poll on reasons against waste separation at home in Russia in March 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119711/reasons-to-not-separate-waste-russia/
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Levada Center. "Opinion Poll on Reasons against Waste Separation at Home in Russia in March 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119711/reasons-to-not-separate-waste-russia/
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