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 ethnic group. As of March 2017, more than half of the white or Caucasian respondents 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 ethnicity*
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Black or African American
Hispanic American or Latino/a
White / Caucasian
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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 ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696010/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
