Plastic waste problem “interesting” nearly 90% Cabinet opinion poll 25 October 17:08
Nearly 90% of the respondents in the Cabinet Office responded that they were “interested” in the problem of plastic waste, while “purchasing regardless of quality and price” for environmentally friendly plastic substitutes. Only 14% answered.
From August to last month, the Cabinet Office conducted a public opinion survey on 3,000 people over the age of 18 nationwide over problems such as marine pollution caused by plastic waste, and received responses from 1667, 56% of the total. .
According to this, 89% of the respondents answered that they were “very interested” or “somewhat interested” in the problem of plastic waste.
In addition, when multiple answers were given regarding products and services that use plastic, I thought that there were 50% of the boxed containers and decorations and plastic bags, and then the mail-order packaging and cushioning materials. 46%.
On the other hand, when asked about the conditions for purchasing plastic substitutes that use environmentally friendly materials, such as those that can be recycled or decomposed by microorganisms, 36% said “Purchase if the quality and price are the same”. In contrast, only 14% of respondents answered “buy regardless of quality and price”.
The person in charge of the Ministry of the Environment says, “We are discussing how to charge for plastic bags at the council, and we want to consider the necessary measures based on the results of the times.”