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Survey of Consumer Attitudes to

the ACT Plastic Bag Ban

Environment and Sustainable

Development Directorate

September 2012

Canberra Office: (02) 6282 4963

www.piazzaresearch.com.au

Consumer Attitudes to the ACT Plastic

Bag Ban - Survey 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Questionnaire design ....................................................................................................................... 3

Data collection ................................................................................................................................. 3

Sample Design .................................................................................................................................. 3

Data Processing and Analysis ............................................................................................................... 4

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS............................................................................................................ 5

DEMOGRAPHICS................................................................................................................................. 16

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Consumer Attitudes to the ACT Plastic

Bag Ban - Survey 2012

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

The ACT Plastic Shopping Bag Ban (the ban) was introduced on the 1st of November 2011, following a four

month transition period commencing 4 July 2011. The ban is a high profile issue in the ACT and it is

important to fully understand consumer attitudes and reactions to the ban. With the ban having been in

place for ten months, the ACT Government’s Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate (the

Directorate) is conducting an interim review of the ban, exploring its impact on consumer shopping

behaviour and the...