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PET bottles recycled by U.S. consumers by gender 2017

Published by
Alexander Kunst,
Dec 20, 2019
This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their recycling of plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, with a breakdown by gender. As of March 2017, some 54 percent of the responding women stated that they were recycling almost all of the plastic bottles they used.

Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender*

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Release date

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: "Out of the 10 plastic (PET) bottles you use, how many do you recycle?"

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