Share of Americans who recycle electronics 2018, by age

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Alexander Kunst,
Feb 23, 2022
This statistic shows the share of Americans who recycled electronics (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc) in order to be more eco-friendly in 2018, by age. In that year, 30.12 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated that they recycled electronics (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc).

Share of Americans who recycle electronics (batteries, cell phones, computers, etc) in 2018, by age

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Release date

October 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 24 to October 24, 2018

Number of respondents

4,180 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

U.S. residential online population

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was: Which of the following do you do on a regular to be more eco-friendly? (check all that apply)

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