Cardboard and plastic are the most recyclable types of food packaging materials, according to 34 and 26 percent of the U.S. adult respondents, respectively. Glass is one of the most recyclable materials as it can be recycled indefinitely as its structure does not deteriorate during the process.
Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*
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Consumer Action. (July 10, 2019). Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. "Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. (2019). Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action. "Knowledge of The Most Recyclable Food Packaging Materials According to Adults in The United States as of July 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/
Consumer Action, Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Knowledge of the most recyclable food packaging materials according to adults in the United States as of July 2019* [Graph], Consumer Action, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039991/recyclable-food-packaging-material-us-citizens/