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This article analyses past and current state of plastic bags usage and reviews the major challenges in addressing the issue of its reduction with emphasis on failure and success of the chosen policy. Given the heterogeneous impacts of government policies, it is important to understand the consumer behaviour and motivation for purchasing plastic bags. This can help to make a fundamental shift in reduction of plastic bags usage by the demand side, which supplement government’s efforts to address the issue from the supply side.

Consumption Towards Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behaviour: The Case Of Plastic Bags

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

EcoGIS Center, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

International Economic Relation, Tashkent Islamic University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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This article analyses past and current state of plastic bags usage and reviews the major challenges in addressing the issue of its reduction with emphasis on...

Consumption Towards Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behaviour: The Case Of Plastic Bags

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Dez. 2015

Seitenbereich: 42 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2015-0010

Schlüsselwörter
consumption, consumer behaviour, plastic bags, eco-friendly bags

© 2015 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Consumption Towards Environmentally Friendly Consumer Behaviour: The Case Of Plastic Bags

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Dez. 2015

Seitenbereich: 42 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2015-0010

Schlüsselwörterconsumption, consumer behaviour, plastic bags, eco-friendly bags

© 2015 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
consumption, consumer behaviour, plastic bags, eco-friendly bags