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U.S. consumers who participate in recycling by age 2017
Share of consumers who participate in recycling in the United States 2017, by age group*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 10, 2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their participation in recycling, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some 33 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that they always recycled.
Share of consumers who participate in recycling in the United States 2017, by age group*
| 18 to 29 years | 30 to 59 years | 60 years and older | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 to 29 years | 30 to 59 years | 60 years and older | |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 10, 2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their participation in recycling, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some 33 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that they always recycled.
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- April 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 20 to 29, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 980 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * The original question was phrased as follows: "Do you recycle in everyday life?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 20 to 29, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 980 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * The original question was phrased as follows: "Do you recycle in everyday life?"
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- How satisfied are you currently with the trash pickup where you live?
- How do you pay for your trash pickup service?
- Do you recycle in everyday life?
- At what point do you throw away uneaten food?
- Have you ever donated food upon realizing that you will not be eating it?
- Have you ever turned your leftover biodegradables into compost?
- Which of these statements towards waste separation and waste reduction do you agree with?
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- Satisfaction level of garbage collection in the United States 2017, by type of building*
- Complaints about garbage collection in the United States in 2017, by gender*
- Amount for monthly garbage collection payments in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
- Is your recyclable trash picked up curbside?
- Would you order an additional service to pick up your trash if you had more trash than normal?*
- Would you order an additional service to pick up your trash for special materials?*
- Would you order an additional service to pick up your recyclable wastes?*
- Share of consumers who participate in recycling in the United States 2017, by age group*
- Share of consumers who participate in recycling in the United States 2017, by ethnicity*
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- Which types of waste would you like to be able to recycle?*
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- Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity*
- Most commonly wasted food types in the United States in 2017, by age group*
- Share of consumers donating extra food in the United States in 2017, by age group*
- Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by age group*
- What, if anything, could grocery stores do to help you waste less food?
- Ways consumers bring their grocery store purchases home in the U.S. in 2017, by type of community*
- Consumers' opinion on paying for bags when grocery shopping in the U.S. in 2017, by age group*
- Share of adults who compost their biodegradables in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
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- Do you know about collection points for biodegradable waste?
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