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 gender. As of **********, some ** percent of the responding women stated that they were recycling almost all of the plastic bottles they used.
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. (2017). Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey. "Number of Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Bottles Recycled by Consumers in The United States in 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
Statista Survey, Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender* Statista, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited October 06, 2026)
Number of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles recycled by consumers in the United States in 2017, by gender* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/695979/americans-recycling-of-pet-bottles-in-the-us-by-gender/
