This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos about the individual actions one would take to reduce the consumption of plastic and non-recyclable packaging in Malaysia as of March 2019. According to the survey respondents, re-using disposable items at 63 percent was thought to be most effective in personally reducing use of non-recyclable products.
Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019
Original question: "Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?"
Figures represented those who indicated: "I would personally do this to reduce 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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Ipsos. (April 19, 2019). Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. "Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019." Chart. April 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. (2019). Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos. "Individual Actions to Reduce Plastic Use and Non-recyclable Packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
Ipsos, Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, April 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000125/malaysia-personal-actions-against-plastic-use/
