This statistic shows the results of a 2019 survey on how concerned people in Great Britain are about the use of disposable, non-recyclable products such as plastic straws. According to data published by IPSOS, 86 percent of respondents were concerned about this issue, compared with 10 percent not concerned.
Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019*
* The original wording of the question was as follows: "Some people have recently been discussing the effects on the environment of plastic packaging, plastic bags, and other disposable objects which cannot be recycled. How concerned, if at all, would you say you are about this issue?" ** Respondents from 28 countries around the world. Approximately 1,000 individuals aged between 16 and 74 years were surveyed in Great Britain.
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Ipsos. (April 19, 2019). Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/
Ipsos. "Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019*." Chart. April 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/
Ipsos. (2019). Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/
Ipsos. "Level of Concern with The Use of Disposable, Non-recyclable Products among People in Great Britain in 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/
Ipsos, Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Level of concern with the use of disposable, non-recyclable products among people in Great Britain in 2019* [Graph], Ipsos, April 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865201/plastic-and-non-recyclable-products-usage-concern-in-britain/