Evaluation of the Imposed Charge on Disposable Polyethylene Bags at Supermarkets

• Funaki Kentoku

  DYNAX Urban Environment Research Institute

• Yasuda Yasoi

  Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 使い捨てレジ袋の有料化政策の評価
• ツカイステ レジブクロ ノ ユウリョウカ セイサク ノ ヒョウカ

Abstract

The citizens of Gotemba city were asked whether they approved or disapproved of introducing a monetary charge policy for supermarket bags. Results showed that 78.1% approved of the policy. More over when we asked what would happen if a 5 yen charge were introduced, 16.9% answered that they would bring their own shopping bags. In the case of a 10 yen charge, 44.2% would bring their own. In the follow-up investigation into actual conditions, we found that 73.2% did indeed bring their own bags at the 5 yen charge policy, and 91.8% brought bags at the 10 yen rate. These results provided an interesting comparison of investigation by the questionnaire by CVM and the actual conditions. The difference between these at the 5 yen rate was 56.3% and at the 10 yen was 47.6%. That is to say, there is a “Hypothetical Bias” and the difference between an open-ended question and a closed-ended question was mainly observed with the CVM questionnaire answer being 50-60% less than actually observed.

Journal

• Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts

  Journal of the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts 7 (6), 320-329, 1996

  Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Keywords

• hypothetical bias
• supermarket bags
• charge policy
• CVM
• WTP

Details

• CRID: 1390282680273634816
• NII Article ID: 10002472606
• NII Article ID: 10007472351
• NII Book ID: AN10414685
• DOI: 10.3985/jswme.7.320
• ISSN: 1883163X
• ISSN: 18831648
• NDL BIB ID: 4106219
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4106219
• Text Lang: ja
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