Pakistan’s plastic bag ban: an analysis of citizens’ support and ban effectiveness in Islamabad Capital Territory

Jehangir, Alishba; Imtiaz, Maleeha; Salman, Verda

doi:10.1007/s10163-022-01429-2

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“…In Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan [ 129 ], people who support the plastic bag ban are those with a high education level, health, and environmental awareness. According to the authors, to increase the effectiveness of Islamabad’s plastic bag ban, increasing public understanding of the effects of plastic pollution needs to receive more focus by investing money in awareness programs and campaigns, education investment, and proper implementation machinery.…”

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Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas

Sousa

2023

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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Plastic makes our society more practical and safer. It is hard to consider eliminating plastic in some sectors, such as the medical field. However, after use, plastic waste becomes a global problem without precedents, and when not properly disposed of, it can cause several socio-environmental problems. Some possible solutions are recycling, the circular economy, proper waste management, and consumer awareness. Consumers play a crucial role in preventing problems caused by plastic. In this work, consumer awareness of plastic is discussed according to the point of view of the research areas—environmental science, engineering, and materials science—based on the analysis of the main authors’ keywords obtained in a literature search in the Scopus database. Bibliometrix analyzed the Scopus search results. The results showed that each area presents different concerns and priorities. The current scenario, including the main hotspots, trends, emerging topics, and deficiencies, was obtained. On the contrary, the concerns from the literature and those of the daily lives of consumers do not seem to fit in, which creates a gap. By reducing this gap, the distance between consumers awareness and their behavior will be smaller.

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“…More environmentally conscious people are more prone to join environmental initiatives [ 128 , 129 , 133 ]. “Information is one of the most widely used means to promote pro-environmental behavior change” [ 134 ] and, consequently, make consumers aware of plastic and its impacts.…”

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Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas

Sousa

2023

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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“…Control-oriented interventions reduce agency in decision-making and take choices away from consumers (Geiger et al , 2021). Behaviour change interventions with controlling elements, such as plastic bag bans, have mixed effects in reducing plastic waste (Jehangir et al , 2022; Kish, 2018; Ritch et al , 2009). Controlling interventions can face community resistance and cause negative spillover effects.…”

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Reducing plastic waste in the workplace: a program evaluation

Mathew,

Isbanner,

Rundle-Thiele

2024

JSOCM

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Purpose This study aims to develop a research agenda for the advancement of theory application in practical contexts by presenting a case study of the Engagement in Plastic-free Innovation for Change (EPIC) programme delivered by Plastic Oceans Australasia (POA). Design/methodology/approach EPIC is a behaviour change programme by POA that aims to reduce single-use plastic (SUP) consumption in workplaces. The study evaluates the programme’s impact on employee perceptions and actual behaviour through pre- and post-programme data collection in two Australian workplaces. Data was gathered via online surveys and waste audits and analysed using SPSS statistics and Excel. Findings The case study highlights the need for theory application in programme evaluation instruments. Theory was not used in the programme evaluation tool, and theory could not be mapped onto the tool retroactively. The data from the present study showed mixed results. Data from Workplaces 1 and 2 indicated that EPIC successfully improved three out of seven employee perceptions of SUP reduction efforts. However, individual workplace data showed that EPIC only improved one out of seven perceptions in Workplace 1 and three out of seven perceptions in Workplace 2. Surprisingly, Workplace 1 observed a decrease in plastic waste after the programme, while Workplace 2 saw an increase. Without the clear integration of theory, it is difficult to pinpoint areas for improvement. It is, however, posited that COVID-19 restrictions on people attending their workplaces and low survey response rates may have contributed to these unexpected results. Practical implications The present study highlights key improvements that can be made to evaluations of voluntary behaviour change programmes. Careful evaluation of behaviour change programmes is key to improving programme effectiveness. Practitioners will find the suggested improvements from this study helpful in developing and refining voluntary behaviour change programme evaluations. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to evaluate the impacts of a voluntary behaviour change programme aimed at reducing SUPs in the workplace. It also adds to the limited literature on voluntary behaviour change interventions overall and adds to the movement towards better application of theory in behaviour change interventions.

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Survey and analysis on the use and disposal of plastic shopping bags before and after the introduction of charges

Nishijima,

Nakatani

2023

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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Japan implemented mandatory charging for single-use plastic shopping bags in 2020. In this study, we verified the policy effect and its persistence by analyzing the changes in the number of plastic shopping bags taken and discarded by consumers before and after the charging came into effect. Online surveys were conducted in 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2023 for consumers residing in municipalities in Tokyo. The results showed that the number of plastic shopping bags taken decreased to approximately 30% after the charging was implemented, from 5.8 bags per person per week in 2016 to 1.7–1.9 in 2021–2023, and the number of bags discarded decreased from 6.2 to 3.0–3.4. The number of bags taken in 2021–2023 after the charging was implemented did not change significantly. Regarding the relationship with other waste policies, in municipalities that have introduced designated trash bags, the number of plastic shopping bags taken and discarded was fewer than in other municipalities even before the charging was introduced, by removing the option of reusing plastic bags as trash bags. This result indicates that, when introducing such policies, the relationship with existing waste policies must be analyzed to predict their effect.

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Pakistan’s plastic bag ban: an analysis of citizens’ support and ban effectiveness in Islamabad Capital Territory

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas

Consumer Awareness of Plastic: an Overview of Different Research Areas

Reducing plastic waste in the workplace: a program evaluation

Survey and analysis on the use and disposal of plastic shopping bags before and after the introduction of charges

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