As of July 2019, around 43 percent of surveyed adults in the United States stated that they were at least somewhat familiar with the food packaging recycling process. On the other hand, two percent of the respondents indicated they had never heard of it.
Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019*
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Consumer Action. (July 10, 2019). Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/
Consumer Action. "Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019*." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/
Consumer Action. (2019). Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/
Consumer Action. "Familiarity with Food Packaging Recycling among U.S. Adult Respondents as of July 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/
Consumer Action, Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Familiarity with food packaging recycling among U.S. adult respondents as of July 2019* [Graph], Consumer Action, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040161/familiarity-us-citizens-food-packaging-recycling/