Attitude towards recycling materials worldwide 2022

As per the survey conducted in 2022, the share of respondents likely to begin recycling materials in order to limit their contribution to climate change in worldwide was 50 percent. Close to 74 percent of Chinese respondents planned to lead a more sustainable lifestyle by recycling materials like glass, paper and plastics.

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

18 February to 4 March, 2022

Number of respondents

23,577 online adults

Age group

16-74 years*

Special properties

across 31 countries

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The question posed during the survey was as follows:
" Thinking about things you might do in order to limit your own contribution to climate change, how likely or unlikely would you be to make the following changes within the next year?
Recycling materials such as glass, paper and plastic"

*The survey was conducted online, amongst adults aged between 16-74 in 30 countries and adults aged between 16-99 in Norway

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