Public Resource
Poll: U.S. Public Gravely Concerned about Plastics; Overwhelmingly Supportive of Measures to Reduce Plastic Production
Global Strategy Group
Voters recognize plastic pollution as a major problem and an overwhelming, bipartisan majority support the U.S. joining a Global Plastics Treaty. Most voters rate plastic pollution as a “crisis” or “major problem” both globally (79%) and in the United States (70%). When it comes to measures to “reduce the production of plastics” specifically, 87% say that they support this type of action – including large majorities of Democrats (94%), independents (80%), and Republicans (80%). Voters across party lines support the U.S. joining a Global Plastics Treaty. Nearly nine in ten voters (87%) support the U.S. joining an international treaty on plastic pollution, including close to half (46%) who strongly support the idea.