This graph displays the reasons people in Germany don't always recycle their plastics in 2017. According to the respondents, 51 percent felt they recycle all their plastics. With 18 percent, the most common reason for not recycling plastic was due to the confusion over what plastics are accepted for recycling. 3 percent felt they did not see the point in recycling in general.
Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017
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PlasticsEurope. (November 28, 2017). Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/
PlasticsEurope. "Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017." Chart. November 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/
PlasticsEurope. (2017). Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/
PlasticsEurope. "Reasons People Don't Always Recycle Their Plastics in Germany in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/
PlasticsEurope, Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Reasons people don't always recycle their plastics in Germany in 2017 [Graph], PlasticsEurope, November 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793189/reasons-for-not-recycling-plastic-germany/