National Survey Reveals More than 70% of Americans Don’t Know Plastic is Made from Oil:
- 72% of respondents do not know that plastic is made out of oil/petroleum
- On average, respondents estimated 38% of plastic is recycled (the reality is less than 6%, according to the EPA)
- Nearly 40% (38.1%) of respondents said plastic will biodegrade underground, in home compost, in landfills, or in the ocean (plastic will not biodegrade in any of these environments).