This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their use of household waste bins. As of **********, ** percent of respondents stated that they had different cans for disposing different materials.
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/
Statista Survey. "Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials?." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/
Statista Survey. (2017). Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/
Statista Survey. "Do You Use a Single Trash Can or Do You Have Different Cans for Different Materials?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/
Statista Survey, Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials? Statista, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/ (last visited October 06, 2026)
Do you use a single trash can or do you have different cans for different materials? [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/694483/americans-use-of-trash-cans-in-the-united-states/
