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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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 November 21, 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 November 21, 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: November 21, 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 November 21, 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/