According to a government survey conducted in Japan between September and October 2022, the majority of more than 69 percent of respondents stated that the new fee from 2020 has influenced their decisions at the cashier when asked if they would like to receive a plastic bag or not. Even though approximately 25 percent of respondents claimed to still take a plastic bag if it is free, around 60 percent outright refuse to receive one.
Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 25, 2022). Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022." Chart. November 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2022). Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People Who Stopped Using Plastic Bags since The Fee Has Been Introduced in Japan as of October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of people who stopped using plastic bags since the fee has been introduced in Japan as of October 2022 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, November 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367063/japan-plastic-bag-refusal-after-fee-share/
