China: potential policy actions against plastic use 2019

This statistic displays the results of a survey about the policy suggestions to reduce plastic use in China as of March 2019. According to the survey conducted by Ipsos, around 45 percent of respondents reported that taxing non-recyclables would be the most effective policy to reduce the use of non-recyclable products.

Policy suggestions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging in China as of March 2019

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

China

Survey time period

February 22 to March 8, 2019

Number of respondents

1000+

Age group

18-74 years old

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which if any of the following do you think would be effective at reducing the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?"

According to the source, respondents were urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens. They were referred to as “Upper Deck Consumer Citizens”. They were not nationally representative of their country.

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