Trash disposal in the United States (Statista Survey)

Statistics report on trash disposal in the U.S. (Statista Survey)

Trash disposal in the United States (Statista Survey)

This report provides exclusive statistical information about garbage disposal and waste-related behaviors in the United States based on surveys conducted and compiled by Statista. The report includes data on various aspects of consumer behavior as well as on opinions recycling, composting, and waste recovery.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. household waste bin usage 2017
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction level of garbage collection in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Garbage collection payment methods in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. consumers who participate in recycling 2017
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for throwing away food in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers donating extra food 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who compost their biodegradables 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on waste separation and waste reduction 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on importance of firms producing packaging waste 2017

Garbage collection

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. household waste bin usage by community type 2017
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction with garbage collection in the U.S. by building type 2017
  • Premium Statistic Complaints about garbage collection in the U.S. by gender 2017
  • Premium Statistic Garbage collection payment amount in the U.S. by community type 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. curbside pick ups for recyclable trash 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. likelihood of ordering additional trash pickup services 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special trash 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. likelihood of ordering additional recyclable waste pickup services 2017

Recycling

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers who participate in recycling by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers who participate in recycling by ethnicity 2017
  • Premium Statistic Types of waste currently recycled in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Types of waste U.S. consumers would like to recycle 2017
  • Premium Statistic PET bottles recycled by U.S. consumers by gender 2017

Food waste

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  • Premium Statistic Reasons for throwing away food in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most commonly wasted food types in the U.S. by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers donating extra food by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' opinions on key roles in food waste by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic Ways U.S. consumers think grocery stores could do to help reduce food waste 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' ways of bringing their purchases home by community type 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers on paying for grocery bags by age group 2017

Composting

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who compost their biodegradables by community type 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults with curbside pickup for compost 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who know about collection points for biodegradable waste 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who own a compost can by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' reasons against composting 2017

Reusing materials

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers who practice dumpster diving 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who practice dumpster diving by age 2017
  • Premium Statistic Products U.S. consumers would search for in dumpsters 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who upcycled used materials 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' upcycle reasons 2017
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who have heard of the zero-waste movement 2017

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