This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their recycling of plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, more than 60 percent of respondents aged 60 years and older stated that they were recycling almost all plastic bottles used.
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group*
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/