This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their recycling of plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, with a breakdown by age group. As of , more than ** percent of respondents aged 60 years and older stated that they were recycling almost all plastic bottles used.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (April 1, 2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group*." Chart. April 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Age Group*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2017, /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/695991/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-age/
