Top plastic recycling cities for beauty – WWD

As Sustainable mind Packaging and products are still the top concern of consumers, major cities lead the way for consumers to recycle product packaging.

A report from Body shopssurvey of more than 2,000 Americans, found that 43% of respondents only buy from brands with little or no plastic waste, and 50% are trying to reduce beauty, beauty plastic consumption.

The areas with the highest recycling rates are densely populated metropolitan areas, with New York, Austin, Texas and San Diego topping the list.

Here, the top cities for beauty, beauty plastic Recyclingrated by consumer acceptance.

1. New York – 65.5 percent
2. Austin – 65.3 percent
3. San Diego – 62.5 percent
4. Los Angeles – 62.0 percent
5. Washington, DC – 61.6 percent
6. San Jose – 56.7 percent
7. Chicago – 56.4 percent
8. Boston – 51.8 percent
9. Charlotte – 50.0 percent
10. San Francisco – 48.4 percent
11. Houston – 47.1 percent
12. Columbus – 46.8 percent
13. Jacksonville – 46.0 percent
14. San Antonio – 46.0 percent
15. Philadelphia – 44.9 percent
16. Denver – 43.7 percent
17. Phoenix – 43.6 percent
18. Detroit – 42.9 percent
19. Dallas – 41.7 percent
20. Memphis – 31.1 percent

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