According to a 2019 survey on current measures against plastic pollution in the United Kingdom, three quarters of respondents felt not enough was being done. In comparison, 12 percent believed that what is currently being done to alleviate the problem was sufficient.
What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK?
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Viridor. (September 9, 2019). What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK?." Chart. September 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. (2019). What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "What Do You Think about Plastic Pollution in The Uk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor, What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
What do you think about plastic pollution in the UK? [Graph], Viridor, September 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124913/plastic-pollution-measures-opinions-united-kingdom-uk/