According to a government survey conducted in Japan between September and October 2022, close to 59 percent of respondents mentioned that their interest in plastic waste issues increased due to the introduction of a fee for plastic shopping bags and that they started to take actions such as bringing their own bag when shopping.
Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022
Original question: "Has there been any change in your interest in the problem of plastic waste or your own behavior due to the introduction of fees for plastic shopping bags and the enforcement of new laws?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 25, 2022). Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022." Chart. November 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2022). Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Changes in The Level of Interest for Plastic Waste Problems Due to The Introduction of a Plastic Bag Fee in Japan in October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/
Cabinet Office Japan, Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Changes in the level of interest for plastic waste problems due to the introduction of a plastic bag fee in Japan in October 2022 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, November 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367060/japan-plastic-waste-issue-public-interest-changes/
