IPSOS, 48 percent of respondents believe that higher taxes on supermarkets and shops that use a lot of non-recyclable packaging would be an effective policy. Only 20 percent of respondents think that a public-information campaign would be an effective policy.
This statistic shows what people in Great Britain believe are the most effective policy responses to reducing the use of non-recyclable product waste, such as some plastics, as of March 2019. According to data published by 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?
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Ipsos. (April 19, 2019). 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? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865263/great-britain-effective-policies-to-reduce-product-waste/
Ipsos. "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? ." Chart. April 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865263/great-britain-effective-policies-to-reduce-product-waste/
Ipsos. (2019). 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? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865263/great-britain-effective-policies-to-reduce-product-waste/
Ipsos. "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? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865263/great-britain-effective-policies-to-reduce-product-waste/
Ipsos, 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? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865263/great-britain-effective-policies-to-reduce-product-waste/ (last visited January 23, 2021)