More than six out of 10 adults in the UK were either very or fairly confident that their local council recycled the materials it collected from households, according to a March 2024 survey. Meanwhile, only four percent of respondents were not confident at all. A low level of confidence that materials collected do get recycled were one of the main barriers for household waste recycling the UK, according to the same survey.
Level of confidence in local council recycling collected materials from households in the United Kingdom as of March 2024
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WRAP. (October 13, 2024). Level of confidence in local council recycling collected materials from households in the United Kingdom as of March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557157/confidence-in-local-council-recycling-collected-materials-uk/
WRAP. "Level of confidence in local council recycling collected materials from households in the United Kingdom as of March 2024." Chart. October 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557157/confidence-in-local-council-recycling-collected-materials-uk/
WRAP. (2024). Level of confidence in local council recycling collected materials from households in the United Kingdom as of March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557157/confidence-in-local-council-recycling-collected-materials-uk/
WRAP. "Level of Confidence in Local Council Recycling Collected Materials from Households in The United Kingdom as of March 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557157/confidence-in-local-council-recycling-collected-materials-uk/
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Level of confidence in local council recycling collected materials from households in the United Kingdom as of March 2024 [Graph], WRAP, October 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557157/confidence-in-local-council-recycling-collected-materials-uk/
