Evolution of Plastic Bags: Reduced and Recycling Consumer Usage Level on Bags in Day-to-Day Life

Abstract

Many retailers and marketers are using thick high density polyethylene bags.  They will be recycled and reusing the bags, recycling of plastic bags is a very difficult process, the actual process of recycling bags is consuming time, cost. Many recycling facilities are not accepting plastic bags to recycle because plastic bags have got stuck in the equipment, the observations can take out of the machine for recycling the plastic to get eco-friendly bags.  Plastic bags are so harmful and hazardous to the natural environment. In this paper explores the evolution of plastic bags: Recycling and reduced consumer usage level of bags in day-to-day life.  The objective of the study is to analyse the consumer usage level of recycling bags, to examine the reason for consumer reasons for switching from plastic bags to eco-friendly bags and to study consumer preference in eco-friendly bags alternative to plastic bags for daily usage. A sample of 120 eco-friendly bag users in Chennai city were selected as a respondent for the study. Students, private, government employees, and entrepreneurs are the targeted population of the research. Convenience sampling method has been used to collect the primary data (questionnaire) from the sample respondent. Statistical tools like Chi-square, Garrett Ranking and Percentage analysis were used to analyse the data The findings of the study, usage level of bags one to three times per day. Females are conscious about the environment and health of human beings its reason to reduce plastics. Plastic is mostly used by urban people, in....