Most consumers to support a plastic bag charge

Most consumers to support a plastic bag charge

 

"Restrictions on the use of plastic shopping garbage bags production and sales of notice," the official implementation of the first anniversary, the online survey jointly conducted by the consumer Sohu green channel and Global Village of Beijing and other institutions showed that 76.93 percent of consumer support for a plastic bag charge ; for the "plastic limit biggest obstacle to the implementation of experiencing", 29.3% of people think that consumers often do not develop the habit of carrying shopping bags.

 

Survey showed that 98.85% of consumers know to deal with plastic garbage bags retail establishments to charge up to 76.93% of consumers continue to support the plastic bag charge, against only 15.84%, and the remaining 7.23% of the charge for the consumer support indifferent attitude, showing that most people are willing to make efforts to protect the environment. Even if the charges against plastic garbage bags are also a considerable number of consumers think should reduce the use of plastic garbage bags or plastic garbage bags is prohibited, but the way in favor of a fee that does not solve the problem fundamentally.

 

Different retail locations perform plastic limit are very different, with supermarkets and farmers market, for example: participating in the survey of supermarket shopping consumers often have more than 92.69% of the charge on plastic shopping bags; farmer's market is only 15.36 percent charge, 84.64% still provide free plastic bags. But most farmers' markets continue to provide all or part of the thin plastic bags, accounting for 95.7%.

 

Survey shows nearly as consumers to support the plastic bag charge

 

Survey shows that after the implementation of the plastic limit, most consumers will reuse shopping bags, including non-woven bags, bags, garbage bags previously saved, portable backpack, or even directly by hand, only 10.65 percent of consumers You will often buy new bags, 5.43% of consumers often use free supermarket Shredded garbage bags when shopping bag use.

 

And provide free plastic garbage bags in retail establishments, 42.28% of consumers will often accept free plastic bags, 54.41% of consumers will occasionally forgot the shopping garbage bags or garbage bags under the circumstances is not enough to accept, only 3.3% of consumers from We do not accept free plastic bags.

 

Survey 57.46% of consumers believe they reduce the use of plastic garbage bags because plastic garbage bags pollute the environment, only 29.86% of consumers believe it is mainly due to charges for plastic garbage bags to reduce the use of plastic bags. This shows that some consumers environmental awareness and action gap, despite knowing that the plastic bag can cause pollution to the environment, but also feel that they should in order to protect the environment and reduce the use of plastic bags, but for convenience, is still difficult to change the large-scale use of plastic garbage bags habit.

 

About "Plastic limit the implementation of the biggest obstacles encountered," 29.3% of people think that consumers often do not develop the habit of carrying shopping bags, 23.11% of people think it is due to lack of suitable alternatives, 21.07% of people think lack of effective supervision, 19.92% of people think that the source did not take control of the company, only 6.6% of people believed to be due to the business (especially the farmers market) for fear of losing customers. Visible consumers still feel that comes with shopping garbage bags habits are more important than other factors.

 

Global Village of Beijing stakeholders analysis, the survey showed that most people agree with and support the "plastic limit", but the real action is still a gap, it is recommended that the relevant state departments to streamline regulatory relations, increase supervision, especially farmers market, etc. is no uniform shopping outlet retail establishments, the business sector of the market supervision units set up, such as market traders violation found within the "plastic limit", the market should start penalty units. Since the "plastic limit" the promulgation, local governments, public organizations, enterprises to actively respond to and put into practice, to promote environmentally friendly shopping bags, but a large number distribute all kinds of bags, how to ensure not a huge waste, how many garbage bags idle at home or even direct trash, there may not be more environmentally friendly than plastic bags. These issues need to be further addressed.