This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos about the individual actions one would take to reduce the consumption of plastic and non-recyclable packaging in India as of March 2019. According to the survey respondents, buying products made from recycled material at ** percent was thought to be most effective in personally reducing use of non-recyclable products.
Original question: "Which if any of the following do you think would e effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?"
Figures represented that"I would personally do this to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled".
According to the source, respondents were urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens. They were referred to as “Upper Deck Consumer Citizens”. They were not nationally representative of their country.
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Ipsos. (April 19, 2019). Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across India as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999514/india-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. "Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across India as of March 2019." Chart. April 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999514/india-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. (2019). Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across India as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999514/india-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. "Individual Actions to Reduce Plastic Use and Non-recyclable Packaging across India as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999514/india-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos, Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across India as of March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999514/india-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
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