Respondents in most of the surveyed countries in Europe agreed that, in the next three years, they expected that reusing products by repairing or reconstructing would be a more common alternative to the traditional ways of waste disposal. On the other hand, only 47 percent of the respondents in the United States agreed with this statement as of August 2019.
Share of respondents who expect to reuse and repair products rather throwing away in the next three years worldwide as of August 2019, by country*
* Original question stated as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree: in the next three years I expect to be re-using products more by having them repaired if they break, instead of just throwing them away."
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ING. (November 1, 2019). Share of respondents who expect to reuse and repair products rather throwing away in the next three years worldwide as of August 2019, by country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098001/opinion-reusing-products-disposing-globally-by-country/
ING. "Share of respondents who expect to reuse and repair products rather throwing away in the next three years worldwide as of August 2019, by country*." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098001/opinion-reusing-products-disposing-globally-by-country/
ING. (2019). Share of respondents who expect to reuse and repair products rather throwing away in the next three years worldwide as of August 2019, by country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098001/opinion-reusing-products-disposing-globally-by-country/
ING. "Share of Respondents Who Expect to Reuse and Repair Products Rather Throwing Away in The next Three Years Worldwide as of August 2019, by Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098001/opinion-reusing-products-disposing-globally-by-country/
ING, Share of respondents who expect to reuse and repair products rather throwing away in the next three years worldwide as of August 2019, by country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098001/opinion-reusing-products-disposing-globally-by-country/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
