Type of household Products and frequency of use Total TOTAL Use throwaway products 89.5 TOTAL Use throwaway products fairly often 57.2 TOTAL Use recycled paper 33.4 TOTAL Use recycled paper fairly often 13.5 TOTAL Use returnable containers 27.8 TOTAL Use returnable containers fairly often 12.6 TOTAL Use rechargable batteries 50.5 TOTAL Use rechargable batteries fairly often 29.5 Single-person Household Use throwaway products 80.4 Single-person Household Use throwaway products fairly often 42.7 Single-person Household Use recycled paper 28.2 Single-person Household Use recycled paper fairly often 10.8 Single-person Household Use returnable containers 24.7 Single-person Household Use returnable containers fairly often 10.6 Single-person Household Use rechargable batteries 35.2 Single-person Household Use rechargable batteries fairly often 17.9 Couple alone Use throwaway products 88.5 Couple alone Use throwaway products fairly often 53.1 Couple alone Use recycled paper 29.8 Couple alone Use recycled paper fairly often 12.0 Couple alone Use returnable containers 26.8 Couple alone Use returnable containers fairly often 11.6 Couple alone Use rechargable batteries 46.3 Couple alone Use rechargable batteries fairly often 25.7 Couple with children Use throwaway products 94.0 Couple with children Use throwaway products fairly often 65.0 Couple with children Use recycled paper 38.0 Couple with children Use recycled paper fairly often 15.7 Couple with children Use returnable containers 30.0 Couple with children Use returnable containers fairly often 14.3 Couple with children Use rechargable batteries 59.8 Couple with children Use rechargable batteries fairly often 37.3 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use throwaway products 89.5 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use throwaway products fairly often 58.7 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use recycled paper 33.3 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use recycled paper fairly often 13.5 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use returnable containers 26.9 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use returnable containers fairly often 12.7 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use rechargable batteries 50.4 Father or mother alone alone with at least one child Use rechargable batteries fairly often 28.5 Another type of household Use throwaway products 90.1 Another type of household Use throwaway products fairly often 59.4 Another type of household Use recycled paper 32.2 Another type of household Use recycled paper fairly often 12.2 Another type of household Use returnable containers 27.8 Another type of household Use returnable containers fairly often 11.9 Another type of household Use rechargable batteries 49.8 Another type of household Use rechargable batteries fairly often 28.4