According to a survey conducted on plastic shopping bags in Japan, with 64 percent, the majority of respondents stated that they tried to decline plastic shopping bags even before July 2020. To reduce the volume of plastic waste, the Japanese government prohibited all retail shops in the country from distributing plastic shopping bags for free starting from July 2020.
Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020
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CAA. (September 16, 2020). Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/
CAA. "Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/
CAA. (2020). Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/
CAA. "Behavior regarding The Use of Plastic Shopping Bags in Japan as of August 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/
CAA, Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Behavior regarding the use of plastic shopping bags in Japan as of August 2020 [Graph], CAA, September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221356/japan-plastic-shopping-bag-use-behavior/