Assessment of consumer participation in "No Plastic Bag Campaign" in Selangor and its association with Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission and health risk

Mohd Ishak, Ahmad Shakir (2018) Assessment of consumer participation in "No Plastic Bag Campaign" in Selangor and its association with Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission and health risk. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: In January 2017, Selangor state government launched the ''No Plastic Bag Campaign'' which effective 7 days a week to discourage the use of plastic bags among shoppers. This action prior to the environmental damage caused by plastic waste which take excessively long time to degrade and contributes to greenhouse gases (GHG) along with negative effects to human health. Objective: To assess consumer participation in the ''No Plastic Bag Campaign'' and its association with greenhouse gases emission and health risk in Selangor. Method: Non-participant quantitative observation was used to observe the participation level of 360 shoppers at 3 different stores in Seri Kembangan Selangor in the "No Plastic Bag Campaign'' program. A structured observation form was used to record the important key behaviours of the consumers. Result: Majority of the consumers observed (N = 222, 62%) participate in the plastic bag campaign while 138 consumers (38%) were not participate. The highest number of participation was observed in the convenience store (N = 83, 69%), followed by hypermarket (N = 77, 64%) and supermarket (N = 62, 52%). Male were the majority participate in the campaign (N = 139, 64%). Majority of the Chinese (N = 61, 75%) participate in the campaign. Most of the shoppers who shopped alone participate in the campaign (N = 148, 60%), and most of them doing their shopping on weekdays (N = 67, 74%). Significant association between consumer participation with the type of retailers (x2 = 8.226, p=0.016), where the highest participation was observed in the convenience store. The participation level also associated with the ethnic groups (x2=8.881, and p=0.012) and days of shopping (x2=8.884, p-0.031) where high participation ,vas observed during weekdays (N = 67, 74.4%). The participation level ,vas not associated with gender (x2=1.647, p=0.199) and whether the consumer shopped alone or in group (x2=0.514, p=0.473). The highest fraction of GHG emission from the plastic bag purchased was contribute by Carbon dioxide (CO2) (96.9%) followed by Carbon monoxide (CO) (1.9%) and Sulphur dioxide (SO2) ( 1 %). The least GHG was Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Methane (CH4) and Nitrogen monoxide (NO). Conclusion: The plastic bag campaign in Selangor received high numbers of participation. The application of levy for plastic bag purchased probably has changed the shopper attitude towards more pro-environmental behaviours. Keywords: Plastic Bag, No Plastic Bag Campaign, Shoppers, Greenhouse gases, Health risk

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2024 07:58
Last Modified:	24 Jul 2024 07:58
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1956

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