As of July 2019, around 78 percent of surveyed adults in the United States stated that they were at least somewhat concerned about the potential ending of the plastics recycling programs in some municipalities. On the other hand, four percent of the respondents indicated that they were not at all concerned .
Concern about plastic recycling programs ending in the United States as of July 2019*
* Original question states the following: "As you may have heard, some municipalities are discussing ending their recycling programs due to the high cost of manual sorting of many plastics with limited recyclability. Based on what you know, how concerned are you about recycling programs ending?"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Consumer Action. (July 10, 2019). Concern about plastic recycling programs ending in the United States as of July 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040177/concern-plastic-recycling-programs-ending-us/
Consumer Action. "Concern about plastic recycling programs ending in the United States as of July 2019*." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040177/concern-plastic-recycling-programs-ending-us/
Consumer Action. (2019). Concern about plastic recycling programs ending in the United States as of July 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040177/concern-plastic-recycling-programs-ending-us/
Consumer Action. "Concern about Plastic Recycling Programs Ending in The United States as of July 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040177/concern-plastic-recycling-programs-ending-us/
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