This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to the products they would dumpster dive for. As of March 2017, more than 40 percent of respondents stated that they would search for canned or packaged food. The meaning of dumpster diving is to search through trash or garbage to look for something useful.
What kind of products would you dumpster dive for?
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). What kind of products would you dumpster dive for? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698970/products-americans-would-search-for-in-dumspters-united-states/
Statista Survey. "What kind of products would you dumpster dive for?." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698970/products-americans-would-search-for-in-dumspters-united-states/
Statista Survey. (2017). What kind of products would you dumpster dive for?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698970/products-americans-would-search-for-in-dumspters-united-states/
Statista Survey. "What Kind of Products Would You Dumpster Dive For?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698970/products-americans-would-search-for-in-dumspters-united-states/
Statista Survey, What kind of products would you dumpster dive for? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698970/products-americans-would-search-for-in-dumspters-united-states/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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