U.S. household waste bin usage 2017

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Alexander Kunst,
Jun 21, 2022
This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their use of household waste bins. As of March 2017, 60 percent of respondents stated that they had different cans for disposing different materials.

Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials?

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Release date

April 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 20 to 29, 2017

Number of respondents

980 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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