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Consumer Participation and Effectiveness of the No Plastic Bag Day Program in Malaysia
The Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies
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Consumer Participation and Effectiveness of the No Plastic Bag Day Program in Malaysia
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Asmuni, Shahariah
Mhd. Khalili, Jamaliah Hussin, Nur Bashirah Mohd Zain, Zahariah |
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public participation; effectiveness; plastic bag; levy
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In 2011, Malaysia introduced the No Plastic Bag Day program where stores charge a levy of MYR0.20 (USD0.06) on ach plastic bag used. Based on observations, participation in the program is moderate, with 47.7% of consumers willingly paid the levy. Those who bring their own bags are mostly female, Malay and Chinese customers. Consumers in the central region tend to avoid the levy. Based on findings of study, the NPBD program is 52.3% effective. In order to discourage the use of plastic bags, the government may need to reconsider the amount of levy charged on consumers. Keywords: public participation; effectiveness; plastic bag; levyeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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e-International Publishing House (e-IPH) Ltd., UK
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Ministry of Higher Education
UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia |
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2018-03-13
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article — |
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application/pdf
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https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/78
10.21834/ajbes.v3i10.78 |
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Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies; Vol 3, No 10 (2018): Mar / Apr; 33-41
2398-4295 10.21834/ajbes.v3i10 |
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eng
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https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/78/pdf
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2018 Shahariah Asmuni, Jamaliah Mhd. Khalili, Nur Bashirah Hussin, Zahariah Mohd Zain
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