This statistic shows the usage of plastic garbage bags and trash can liners in the United States in 2020. The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 313.8 million Americans used plastic garbage bags and trash can liners in 2020.
U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners?
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Statista. (November 1, 2020). U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/
Statista. "U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners?." Chart. November 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/
Statista. (2020). U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/
Statista. "U.S. Population: Do You Use Plastic Garbage Bags and Trash Can Liners?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/
Statista, U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
U.S. population: Do you use plastic garbage bags and trash can liners? [Graph], Statista, November 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275764/us-households-usage-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-trash-can-liners/