This statistic shows the perception of how recycling has changed since the 1970's among adults in the United States as of October 2016. During the survey, some 63 percent of the respondents indicated that the amount of waste that is recycled is better than in the 1970's.
Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016
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Keep America Beautiful. (October 7, 2016). Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/
Keep America Beautiful. "Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016." Chart. October 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/
Keep America Beautiful. (2016). Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/
Keep America Beautiful. "Perception of Improvements in Recycling Compared to The 1970s among Adults in The United States as of October 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/
Keep America Beautiful, Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Perception of improvements in recycling compared to the 1970s among adults in the United States as of October 2016 [Graph], Keep America Beautiful, October 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678655/perceptions-of-how-recycling-has-changed-among-adults-us/