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Global worry about plastic waste by key country 2019
Concerns about the effect of non-recyclable plastic waste on the environment worldwide in 2019, by select country*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This Ipsos survey indicates the share of respondents who stated that they were concerned about the effects of plastic waste on the environment as of March 2019, broken down by country. As of that time, 80 percent of respondents from Germany stated they were concerned about plastic waste.
Concerns about the effect of non-recyclable plastic waste on the environment worldwide in 2019, by select country*
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This Ipsos survey indicates the share of respondents who stated that they were concerned about the effects of plastic waste on the environment as of March 2019, broken down by country. As of that time, 80 percent of respondents from Germany stated they were concerned about plastic waste.
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- Release date
- April 2019
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- February 22 to March 8, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 19,519 respondents
- Age group
- 16-74 years
- Special properties
- 28 countries
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Original question: “Some people have recently been discussing the effects on the environment of plastic packaging, plastic bags, and other disposable objects which cannot be recycled. How concerned, if at all, would you say you are about this issue?"
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- February 22 to March 8, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 19,519 respondents
- Age group
- 16-74 years
- Special properties
- 28 countries
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Original question: “Some people have recently been discussing the effects on the environment of plastic packaging, plastic bags, and other disposable objects which cannot be recycled. How concerned, if at all, would you say you are about this issue?"
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