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 building. As of March 2017, some 58 percent of respondents living in detached houses stated that they are recycling almost all plastic bottles used.
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of building*
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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 building* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of building*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of building*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Type of Building*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of building* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by type of building* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696042/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-building-type/