Over 55, singles, extended families of five or more members, and women citizens who recycle the most packagingaccording to research ‘Recycling habits of the Spanish population’run by the institute Catchers for Ecoembes.
In addition, the results also conclude that: 82.9 percent of the respondents declared that they have a place in their home where they can leave the containers. in yellow bucket (plastic containers, boxes and bricks). That’s almost ten percentage points compared to 2015, when 72.5 percent of Spaniards claimed to recycle on a daily basis.
On average, Spanish households have three buckets or bags (more specifically, 3.2) to separate waste to give it a second life through recycling.
Ecoembes Communications and Marketing Director, snow King, He celebrated that the recycling habit has been “established in Spanish society for many years” and stressed that the data allow us to look to the future with “illusion and optimism” and continue to bet on recycling.
The study, for sociological reasons, indicates that the separation of waste is a very common habit among citizens, but with differences depending on the autonomous community.
Specifically, they conclude that the ‘elderly’ or adults over 55 (84.9%) are the people who have implemented recycling the longest. These are followed by adults aged 35-54 (82.5%) and youth aged 16-24 (81.9%). At the bottom are citizens aged 26 to 34, with 78.1% of regular recyclers.
As for the social group most conscious of recycling and environmental protection, the study concludes: Singles are the most committed group to separate household waste. (83.9%). The married (83.1%) and widows (83.1%) follow them very closely.
On the other hand, with regard to the family unit, families were formed. most committed to recycling by five or more members (86.7% compared to an average of 82.9%). There are also differences in gender because 84 percent Spanish women claim to have multiple areas at home to separate and dispose of waste, one of which goes to the yellow container compared to 81 percent of men.
The study states that society has “less” doubts about waste separation. However, 90 percent of respondents said they were “clear” about the containers that correspond to the blue box, while in the yellow ones citizens identify some of the containers as plastic bottles, tubs, cans and plastic packaging, but others such as aerosol cans and white cork trays create more confusion. . Nevertheless, pots dropped in yellow bucket grew by almost ten points percent in the last seven years
Source: Informacion
