This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their likelihood of ordering an additional trash pickup service for special materials, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some ** percent of respondents aged 60 years and older stated that ordering an additional service to pickup special trash was not an option for them.
* The original question was phrased as follows: "For special materials (e.g. old tech-devices, hazardous wastes), would you order an additional service to pick up your trash?"
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special materials in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special materials in the United States in 2017, by age group*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. (2017). Likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special materials in the United States in 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey. "Likelihood of Ordering Additional Pickup Services for Special Materials in The United States in 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/
Statista Survey, Likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special materials in the United States in 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Likelihood of ordering additional pickup services for special materials in the United States in 2017, by age group* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/695847/americans-likelihood-of-ordering-an-additional-trash-pick-up-service-for-special-materials-in-the-us-by-age/
