Top Cities for Beauty Plastic Recycling

James Manso
·1 min read

As sustainably minded packaging and products remains top of mind for consumers, large cities lead the way for consumers recycling product packaging.

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

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

Here, the top cities for beauty plastic recycling, ranked by consumer adoption.

  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, D.C. – 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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