Resignation rate of shopping bags Over 70% at three major convenience stores Significantly increased compared to before the charge was made at 3:31 pm on August 3
Since last month, retail stores across the country have been obliged to pay for shopping bags, but the percentage of customers who declined shopping bags at three major convenience stores, and the rate of withdrawal exceeded 70% at each company, before the payment was made. It turns out that it has increased significantly compared to the above.
In order to reduce plastic waste, retail stores nationwide have been obliged to charge for plastic bags from the 1st of last month, and three major convenience store companies, Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart and Lawson, are 3 yen per piece except for some Charged.
According to each company, the decline rate of plastic shopping bags last month was 70% at
▽ Seven-Eleven
, 77% at ▽ Family Mart
, and 76% at ▽ Lawson, and each company exceeded 70%.
According to the Japan Franchise Chain Association, to which convenience store companies are affiliated, the decline rate before the obligation to pay is about 25%, which is a significant increase.
This means that companies are increasing the use of cases where they take their products with them without putting them in their bags and my bags.
FamilyMart, one of the major convenience stores, believes that if it can maintain a decline rate of more than 70%, it will lead to a reduction of approximately 9,000 tons of plastic waste per year. I would like to continue to reduce plastic waste as well as plastic shopping bags."