August 28, 2007
25% Of Americans Don’t Recycle
While three-quarters of American adults recycle something in their own home, 23 percent still recycle nothing at all. One may think that the younger generation is the one most likely to recycle, but this is not the case. Three in ten ”Echo Boomers” (those aged 18 to 30) recycle nothing, compared to 19 percent of “Matures” (those aged 62 and older).
There is also a regional difference in who recycles and who does not, according to a new Harris Poll. Those in the East and West are more likely to recycle (88 percent and 86 percent respectively). Thirty-two percent of those in the South….
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WE THINK EVERYONE SHOULD RECYCLE… IT’S GOOD FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT & THE ANIMALS LIVING IN IT… DO US ALL A HUGE FAVOR & START RECYCLING.
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Always recycle!!!!!!!!!11111
Bob West | April 28th, 2010
Do you have more recent numbers on percentage of Americans that currently recycle?
Dick Doyle | August 3rd, 2010
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Tae McCrary | November 22nd, 2010
EL Staff wrote this.
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