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 type of community. As of March 2017, some 62 percent of respondents living in suburban communities stated that they were recycling almost all plastic bottles used.
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
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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 type of community* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of community* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696035/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-community-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
