Evaluation of the Effect of Plastic Bag Charging on Consumers’ Behaviors by a  Questionnaire on University Staff

Başak Uçman; Hüseyin Yazıcı

Makale detayları

Evaluation of the Effect of Plastic Bag Charging on Consumers’ Behaviors by a Questionnaire on University Staff

Yazarlar:

Başak Uçman | Hüseyin Yazıcı

Yayıncı:

Süleyman Demirel University

Ana Başlıklar:

Atık Yönetimi | Azaltma | Yeniden Kullanım ve Geri Dönüşüm

Dergi:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.503-526

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305722

pISSN:

1308-6529

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of plastic bag charging PBC practice, which was implemented in Turkey since the beginning of 2019, on consumers behaviors and the factors affecting the consumers behaviors on plastic bag PB consumption and their perceptions. For this purpose, a questionnaire with 363 participants was conducted for university staff including academics, administrative and support staff. The outputs were obtained by analyzing the participant-reported data through independent sample T test and one-way variance analysis ANOVA in the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. The findings revealed that the PBC caused statistically significant changes on consumers behaviors with respect to the socio-demographic variables. Based on the overall findings obtained, it was found that the PBC practice contributes to the goals and targets in reducing the consumption of PBs at a certain level. In addition to that, it was concluded that various policies that might be an alternative or a support for the ongoing implementation should be taken under consideration by policymakers to achieve a truly sustainable success from the implementation.

 In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of plastic bag charging PBC practice, which was implemented in Turkey since the beginning of 2019, on consumers behaviors and the factors affecting the consumers behaviors on plastic bag PB consumption and their perceptions. For this purpose, a questionnaire with 363 participants was conducted for university staff including academics, administrative and support staff. The outputs were obtained by analyzing the participant-reported data through independent sample T test and one-way variance analysis ANOVA in the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. The findings revealed that the PBC caused statistically significant changes on consumers behaviors with respect to the socio-demographic variables. Based on the overall findings obtained, it was found that the PBC practice contributes to the goals and targets in reducing the consumption of PBs at a certain level. In addition to that, it was concluded that various policies that might be an alternative or a support for the ongoing implementation should be taken under consideration by policymakers to achieve a truly sustainable success from the implementation.

 In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of plastic bag charging PBC practice, which was implemented in Turkey since the beginning of 2019, on consumers behaviors and the factors affecting the consumers behaviors on plastic bag PB consumption and their perceptions. For this purpose, a questionnaire with 363 participants was conducted for university staff including academics, administrative and support staff. The outputs were obtained by analyzing the participant-reported data through independent sample T test and one-way variance analysis ANOVA in the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. The findings revealed that the PBC caused statistically significant changes on consumers behaviors with respect to the socio-demographic variables. Based on the overall findings obtained, it was found that the PBC practice contributes to the goals and targets in reducing the consumption of PBs at a certain level. In addition to that, it was concluded that various policies that might be an alternative or a support for the ongoing implementation should be taken under consideration by policymakers to achieve a truly sustainable success from the implementation.

 Bu çalışmada, ülkemizde 2019 yılı başlangıcı itibariyle yürürlüğe giren plastik poşetlerin ücretlendirilmesi PPÜ uygulamasının tüketici davranışları üzerine etkisinin ve tüketicilerin plastik poşet tüketimine yönelik davranış ve algılarını etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla akademik, idari ve işçi personellerden oluşan üniversite çalışanlarına yönelik 363 katılımcı ile bir anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çıktılar, katılımcı cevaplarından elde edilen verilere IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 programında bağımsız örneklem T testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi ANOVA uygulanarak elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, PPÜ uygulamasının tüketici davranışları üzerine sosyo-demografik değişkenlere göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklara sebep olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Elde edilen tüm bulgulara dayalı olarak PPÜ uygulamasının poşet tüketimini azaltmadaki amaç ve hedeflere belirli düzeyde katkı sağladığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte uygulamanın gerçek anlamda sürdürülebilir şekilde başarıya ulaşabilmesi için mevcut uygulamaya alternatif veya destek olabilecek çeşitli uygulamaların da politika yapıcılar tarafından değerlendirmeye alınması gerektiği sonucu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of the Effect of Plastic Bag Charging on Consumers’ Behaviors by a Questionnaire on University Staff

Yazarlar:

Başak Uçman | Hüseyin Yazıcı

Yayıncı:

Süleyman Demirel University

Ana Başlıklar:

Atık Yönetimi | Azaltma | Yeniden Kullanım ve Geri Dönüşüm

Dergi:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.503-526

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305722

pISSN:

1308-6529

Plastic bag

Charging

Consumer’s behavior

QuestionnairePlastik poşet

Ücretlendirme

Tüketici davranışları

Anket

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Başak Uçman | Hüseyin Yazıcı

Yayıncı: Süleyman Demirel University

Ana Başlıklar: Atık Yönetimi | Azaltma | Yeniden Kullanım ve Geri Dönüşüm

Dergi: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.503-526

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001305722

pISSN: 1308-6529

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Başak Uçman | Hüseyin Yazıcı

Yayıncı:

Süleyman Demirel University

Ana Başlıklar:

Atık Yönetimi | Azaltma | Yeniden Kullanım ve Geri Dönüşüm

Dergi:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 3, pp.503-526

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305722

pISSN:

1308-6529