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56% of Latvian residents sort their waste - survey
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Residents of Zemgale are the most active in sorting their
waste - 67%, followed by residents of Vidzeme - 64%, as well as Kurzeme and
Latgale - 54% in each. Meanwhile, only 45% of Riga residents sort and recycle
their waste.
According to the survey, the most recycled items are glass
bottles and jars (84%), batteries (74%), plastic bottles (70%), paper and carton
(62%), cans (29%), used electrical items (28%), biological waste (22%) and used
tires (16%).
Meanwhile, asked the reason they do not sort their waste of
recycle, 58% of respondents said that there are no recycling bins anywhere near
their residences, 38% said that they are used to throwing their trash out in
one place, 22% said that it is inconvenient, 13% do not understand the need for
this, while 6% mentioned a different reason.
This survey was conducted by SKDS, questioning a total of
1,002 respondents between the ages of 18 to 74 throughout Latvia.
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