Households’ Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce the Use of Plastic Bags: Case Study in Viet Nam (original) (raw)

Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Plastic Bags

Sosiohumaniora

The use of plastic bags has become a habit, there is no day without a plastic bag. Seeing the importance of this problem, the government established a regulation for paying plastic bags in supermarkets in 2015, which is Rp. 200,- per sheet, and it is up to May 31, 2016. This policy did not work well and since 2016 supermarkets have returned to using plastic bags without paying for them. The aims of this study were (1) to analyze consumers’ willingness to pay more for plastic bags, (2) to analyze the cluster of consumer knowledge about plastic bags which damage the environment, (3) to analyze the most important factor that consumer will pay more for plastic bags . The study was conducted from May- June 2021 in Bandung, with simple random sampling. The results showed that generally consumers are willing to pay more for plastic bags (willingness to pay) between Rs. 500, - to Rs, 2.000, -, .Consumers who aware that plastic bags destroy the environment was 14.70 %, the medium knowledge w...

Factors influencing the reduction of plastic bag consumption in Cambodian supermarkets

Cambodia Journal of Basic and Applied Research (CJBAR), 2020

In 2017, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) introduced Sub-Decree 168 on the Management of Plastic Bags. It legislated that a 0.10 USD fee would be paid by consumers for each plastic bag they were provided at a supermarket. However, the reduction in plastic bag consumption by supermarkets has been quite limited. This paper analyses the factors that influence the reduction of plastic bag use by supermarket customers in Phnom Penh. It considers socioeconomic characteristics, access to information, existing knowledge, attitudes, and practices, as well as the willingness to pay a fee to use a plastic bag. A survey of 403 customers in five supermarkets was conducted to assess these factors. The study reveals that lack of available information, and poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices presented challenges for the goal of reducing plastic consumption in supermarkets. The inconvenience of a reduction in plastic bag use was found to result in negative attitudes towards the fee. Plastic bag consumption remained high at 1 to 7 bags per visit to a supermarket. Willingness-to-pay the scheduled fee was shown to have minimal influence on the number of plastic bags they used. Thus, this study recommends an increase in the fee to 0.125 USD per bag. A binary logistic regression was used to show that greater access to information, as well as changes in knowledge, attitudes, information, would have a significant influence on the reduction of plastic bag use in supermarkets.

Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Biodegradable Shopping Bags

Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Biodegradable Shopping Bags, 2024

Plastic pollution has become a challenging issue worldwide, causing adverse impacts on the environment and ecosystem. Single-use plastic shopping bags and bottles are the main reasons behind plastic litter. These non-degradable bags create market externalities that can be internalized through different techniques. This study estimates the users' willingness to pay for biodegradable bags using the contingent valuation method. Data from 360 respondents were collected in a market survey through a designed questionnaire. Three market areas of Peshawar city were selected, which many consumers visit daily. Willingness to pay depends on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the consumers. The Tobit model with marginal analysis yields significant results. The results show that the marginal change in the willingness to pay of an individual decreases with the increase in income. The marginal Willingness to Pay remains the same for respondents of all education categories. There is a downward trend in marginal willingness to pay when the family size of the respondent increases. 38% of the respondents were not using degradable bags. 35 percent strongly agreed on an awareness campaign. The study recommends that there should be a subsidized price on each good quality biodegradable cotton bag in shopping zones.

Public Participation and Effectiveness of the no Plastic Bag Day Program in Malaysia

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015

In 2011, Malaysia introduced the No Plastic Bag Day program to discourage the use of plastic bags for carrying items purchased from shopping stores. In the country, most of them use plastic bags as carrier bags. However, their excessive use leads to a large amount of plastic waste. Plastic waste takes a long time to degrade and contributes to air, water and soil pollution. Aimed at reducing the environmental degradation from improper disposal of used plastic bags, the No Plastic Bag Day program applies a "market" instrument to discourage consumers from using plastic bags to carry items purchased. In the program, participating stores do not give out plastic bags. They charge a levy of MYR0.20 (USD0.06) for each new plastic bag requested by customers during the program. This paper reports the findings of an observatory study conducted during the middle of 2013. The study aims to identify the level of consumer participation in the program and analyze the effectiveness of the program.

BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE TO PLASTIC BAG LEGISLATION IN BOTSWANA

2012

J o h a n e D i k g a n g a n d M a r t i n e V i s s e r Abstract This paper investigates the use of charges and standards in dealing with a common externality, plastic litter from shopping bags in Botswana. The country passed a plastic bag tax (effective 2007) to curb the plastic bag demand. Interestingly, the legislation did not force retailers to charge for plastic bags, which they did voluntarily at different prices. We assessed the environmental effectiveness and efficiency of the plastic bag legislation by analyzing consumers' sensitivity to the improvement of the plastic bag and related price charges. The introduction of the plastic bag levy led to a significant decline in the consumption of plastic bags per 1,000 Botswana pulas of shopping. The partial success of the Botswana levy was due to the constantly high prices of the bags.

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Paid Plastic Shopping Bags Policy: What the Factors Drive the Implementation?

Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 2022

Several regional governments in Indonesia have implemented paid plastic shopping bags policy to reduce micro-plastic waste. However, there are only a few studies to evaluate this program. To fill the research gap, the researchers seek to implement the regulation by investigating policy effectiveness factors. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to illuminate what factors affect the policy. The researchers studied the implementation of paid plastic bags in Depok City, West Java, Indonesia, by employing a survey to achieve the objective. One hundred and thirty-four respondents had participated in this research and shared their responses on the policy. A partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was applied to analyze the data. The results showed three factors contributed to policy implementation: knowledge, awareness, and compliance. The current research extends Grindle’s theory by examining individual determinants as predictors of policy implementation. This study ...

Consumer Participation and Effectiveness of the No Plastic Bag Day Program in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies

In 2011, Malaysia introduced the No Plastic Bag Day program where stores charge a levy of MYR0.20 (USD0.06) on ach plastic bag used. Based on observations, participation in the program is moderate, with 47.7% of consumers willingly paid the levy. Those who bring their own bags are mostly female, Malay and Chinese customers. Consumers in the central region tend to avoid the levy. Based on findings of study, the NPBD program is 52.3% effective. In order to discourage the use of plastic bags, the government may need to reconsider the amount of levy charged on consumers. Keywords: public participation; effectiveness; plastic bag; levyeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavio...

Ban on Plastic Bags Usage: Consumer Perception of Single-Use Plastic Bags in Traditional Market

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 2021

The policy of prohibiting the use of disposable plastic bags in force in Indonesia is an attempt by the government to reduce the amount of plastic waste. However, the effectiveness of the policy is still questionable, because it is only applied in modern retail stores, while the biggest contributor to plastic bag waste is in the traditional market. This study aims to determine consumer perceptions of government policy regarding the prohibition of the use of disposable plastic bags in traditional markets and the amount of their willingness to pay (willingness to pay) for each plastic bag used. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire to traditional market consumers. The results of the study revealed that the majority of consumers agreed if the policy was applied in traditional markets, but with a note of its gradual application. They also agreed with the implementation of paid plastic bags. Their reasoning is based on the perception that the policy can increase public awareness and concern to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags. The average value of consumers' willingness to pay for a plastic bag varies and can still be reached, so consumers are still willing to pay more. So, if you want to reduce the use of plastic bags in the community, the price of plastic bags must be even more expensive or look for alternatives to plastic bags, such as the use of shopping baskets/bags or the use of environmentally friendly plastic bags.

An Exploration of the Factors Concerned with Reducing the Use of Plastic Carrier Bags in Bangkok, Thailand

2016

AbstractThis research is an exploratory study to examine the attitude of people in Bangkok, Thailand, towards the reduction in use of plastic shopping bags. The research objective is to provide recommendations for policymakers as well as stakeholders in the public and private sector as to how plastic bag use may be effectively reduced. Key findings are that the four factors of the independent variable ‘Use of plastic bags in Bangkok’ and four of the demographic variables Gender, Nationality, Age, and Occupation are all significantly related to the dependent variable ‘Intention to reduce the use of plastic bags’. Additionally, the study shows that regulatory measures like a plastic bag charge may initially reduce the use of plastic bags; however, the effect may only be short-term due to the minimal cost of the bag compared to the cost of items purchased. A number of alternatives are considered such as the substitution of engineered recycled paper containers and bags. However, the ma...

Households’ Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce the Use of Plastic Bags: Case Study in Viet Nam (original) (raw)

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