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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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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