According to a survey in the United Kingdom, the biggest issue surrounding plastic packaging is plastic pollution. About 65 percent of respondents agreed that plastic pollution in the oceans was the biggest issue, with plastic pollution on land being the second biggest issue. The UK generates more than two million metric tons of plastic packaging waste each year.
Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021
Consumers were presented with the list of issues relating to plastic and asked to select any they agreed with. This chart ranks their answers to show which are the biggest issues.
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The Grocer. (July 23, 2021). Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/
The Grocer. "Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/
The Grocer. (2021). Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/
The Grocer. "Opinions on The Biggest Issues Surrounding Plastic Packaging According to Shoppers in The United Kingdom in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/
The Grocer, Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Opinions on the biggest issues surrounding plastic packaging according to shoppers in the United Kingdom in 2021 [Graph], The Grocer, July 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269645/biggest-issues-surrounding-plastic-packaging-uk/
