This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to the types of materials they were recycling, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some 86 percent of respondents aged between 30 and 59 years stated that they recycled plastic materials.
Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group*
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/
Statista Survey. (2017). Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Types of Material Currently Recycled in The United States in 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/
Statista Survey, Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Types of material currently recycled in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695596/americans-types-of-materials-recycled-in-the-united-states-by-age/
