This statistic shows the perceptions of the amount of items that are recyclable within communities among U.S. adults as of June 2016. During the survey, nearly 60 percent of the respondents believed that most types of items could be recycled in their community.
Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016*
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Pew Research Center. (October 7, 2016). Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016*." Chart. October 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/
Pew Research Center. "Perceptions of Amount of Recyclable Items among Adults in The United States as of June 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/
Pew Research Center, Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Perceptions of amount of recyclable items among adults in the United States as of June 2016* [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/618002/perceptions-of-amount-of-recyclable-items-among-adults-us/