This statistic shows what residents in Great Britain think happens when recycling their waste as of October 2018, according to a survey conducted by YouGov. Of those aged 18 to 24 just under 50 percent believed that most of it ends up being recycled, with 12 percent believing very little of it ends up being recycled.
When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it?
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YouGov. (July 23, 2018). When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/
YouGov. "When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it?." Chart. July 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/
YouGov. (2018). When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/
YouGov. "When Recycling Your Waste, in General What Do You Think Ends up Happening to It?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/
YouGov, When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
When recycling your waste, in general what do you think ends up happening to it? [Graph], YouGov, July 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952880/recycling-knowledge-by-age-great-britain/