This graph displays the reasons people in the United Kingdom (UK) don't always recycle their plastics in 2017. It shows that only 45 percent of respondents felt they recycle all their plastics. The most common reason for not recycling plastic was due to the confusion over what plastics are accepted for recycling. 2 percent felt they did not see the point in recycling in general.
Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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PlasticsEurope. (November 28, 2017). Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/
PlasticsEurope. "Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. November 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/
PlasticsEurope. (2017). Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/
PlasticsEurope. "Reasons People Don't Always Recycle Their Plastics in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/
PlasticsEurope, Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], PlasticsEurope, November 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793172/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-united-kingdom-uk/