This statistic displays the reasons that prevent households from recycling in the United Kingdom in 2017. 68% of respondents said they already recycle as much as they can, whilst 9 percent feel the recycling information on products is too confusing. 2 percent of respondents admitted that a reason preventing them from recycling was that they could not be bothered.
What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling?
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Outlook
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Future Thinking. (November 7, 2017). What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. "What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling?." Chart. November 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. (2017). What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking. "What, If Anything, Prevents You/Your Household from Recycling?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/
Future Thinking, What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
What, if anything, prevents you/your household from recycling? [Graph], Future Thinking, November 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/792253/recycling-attitudes-united-kingdom-uk/