{"id":74047,"date":"2023-01-18T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=74047"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:03:05","slug":"consumer-sustainability-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/verbraucher-nachhaltigkeit-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumers strive for sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A survey of consumers in several European countries shows that a sustainable lifestyle has become more important - this also applies to packaging and especially the topic of recycling. 58 per cent of respondents recycle more than they did 12 months ago.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Two out of three European consumers (63 per cent) are determined to make their lifestyles more sustainable, and More than half (58 per cent) of consumers put recycling at the top of their list of priorities<\/strong>to reduce the impact of climate change. Despite the current challenges for consumers, respondents in all five countries surveyed - the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy - agreed that a Sustainable lifestyle has become more important<\/strong> is. Respondents in mainland Europe were found to be more decisive in this regard than those in the UK, where just over half (57 per cent) consider a sustainable lifestyle to be more important, compared to 69 per cent in Italy, 67 per cent in Spain, 66 per cent in France and 59 per cent in Germany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The study commissioned by Per Carton<\/a><\/span>\u00a0conducted surveyed<\/span> over 5000 consumers about their attitudes towards the environment and their perceptions of packaging and related issues such as deforestation, transport and other global problems such as the war in Ukraine, Covid-19 and the economic crisis.<\/span><\/p>

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The survey found that consumers across Europe are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of plastic packaging<\/strong> (55 per cent), while more than three quarters (79 per cent) say that the cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the consequences of the pandemic are hindering the move towards a more sustainable lifestyle.<\/p>

With regard to the More emphasis is now being placed on increased recycling in the fight against climate change<\/strong>which rose from second place in the ranking in the same survey conducted by Pro Carton in 2019 to first place in 2022. This is closely followed by planting more trees - the previous leader - and the use of more natural, renewable materials, which continues to hold third place in the list of priorities.<\/p>