Ban or boon: Consumer attitude towards plastic bags ban

Title

Ban or boon: Consumer attitude towards plastic bags ban

Creator

Umasankar M.; Padmavathy S.; Radhikaashree M.; Pavithra V.

Description

In Tamil Nadu, the state government has imposed a ban on plastic bags two years ago. This has created a major impact of the day to day life of common people. Though it has positive effect on the environment, the common public had different perception as a consumer. This paper aimed at studying the consumer attitude towards the ban on plastic bags. A descriptive research design adopted to address the various dimension of consumer perception towards the ban on plastic ban. A sample size of 400 respondents was selected on the basis of systematic random sampling technique to collect data through structured questionnaire. For conducting the survey, consumers of retail shops in urban and rural places were chosen as target respondents. The collected data were analyzed with the help of statistical tools such as ANOVA, t-Test, Correlation, Linear Regression and Structural equation modelling and the interpretation reported. The result revealed that only 34 percentage of respondent were aware the environmental impact of plastic bags. About 71 percentage of consumers reported that they have faced difficulties in their day to day life due to plastic ban. 2021 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.

Source

AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol-2387

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Inc.

Subject

Consumer attitude; Environment; Plastic; Purchase behavior; Structural equation modelling

Coverage

Umasankar M., Department of Professional Studies, Christ (Deemed to be University); Padmavathy S., Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College; Radhikaashree M., Dr.MGR Educational and Research Institute; Pavithra V., Department of Management Studies, Kongu Engineering College

Rights

All Open Access; Bronze Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 0094243X; ISBN: 978-073544146-0

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0068602

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