According to a 2020 survey with UK consumers, 66 percent responded that standardized packaging would encourage them to recycle more. This was a significant increase from the previous year. The next key drivers for encouraging recycling amongst consumers were more knowledge about materials and easier recycling systems.
Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020
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Viridor. (September 24, 2020). Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. (2020). Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor. "Initiatives Needed Which Would Encourage Consumers to Recycle More in The United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/
Viridor, Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Initiatives needed which would encourage consumers to recycle more in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Viridor, September 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/933689/recycling-initiatives-needed-according-to-consumers-united-kingdom-uk/