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Response statistics for Consultation on options to reduce plastic carrier bags and options to improve the biodegradability requirements in the Packaging Directive and the visibility of biodegradable packaging products to consumers. Statistics are based on 15538 responses.
The respondent |
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a citizen |
96.90% |
a public authority |
0.33% |
an industry association |
0.97% |
a NGO |
0.39% |
a university |
0.23% |
other |
1.18% |
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Is it necessary, in your opinion, to adopt measures at EU level to reduce the use of carrier plastic bags? |
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Strongly agree |
65.08% |
Agree |
13.28% |
Disagree |
3.64% |
Strongly disagree |
17.07% |
No opinion |
0.94% |
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Do you agree that the establishment of waste prevention targets for plastic carrier bags provide for a significant reduction of plastic carrier bags? |
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Strongly agree |
46.79% |
Agree |
27.31% |
Disagree |
7.92% |
Strongly disagree |
14.37% |
No opinion |
3.60% |
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At which level should the waste prevention targets for plastic carrier bags be established? |
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EU level |
71.34% |
National level |
13.68% |
No opinion |
14.98% |
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Do you agree that an EU ban on plastic carrier bags is needed? |
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Strongly agree |
52.85% |
Agree |
17.70% |
Disagree |
7.14% |
Strongly disagree |
20.81% |
No opinion |
1.49% |
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In your view, can pricing measures effectively reduce the use of plastic carrier bags? |
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Strongly agree |
30.62% |
Agree |
31.18% |
Disagree |
18.24% |
Strongly disagree |
8.04% |
No opinion |
11.93% |
In your view, at which level should pricing measures on the use of plastic carrier bags be best defined? |
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EU level |
57.15% |
National level |
22.87% |
No opinion |
19.98% |
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Measures to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags should make a distinction between: |
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Biodegradable/non-biodegradable plastic carrier bags |
57.60% |
Single use/re-usable plastic carrier bags |
23.52% |
No distinction is necessary |
23.26% |
No opinion |
12.74% |
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In your view, are the current requirements on compostability and biodegradability in the Packaging Directive appropriate? |
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Appropriate |
12.30% |
Partially appropriate |
26.42% |
Inappropriate |
29.66% |
No opinion |
31.62% |
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Do you believe it should be clearly established that only those materials that biodegrade in natural conditions (i.e. on soil, in freshwater and/or in the sea) are to be called biodegradable? |
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Strongly agree |
56.39% |
Agree |
23.83% |
Disagree |
3.37% |
Strongly disagree |
11.26% |
No opinion |
5.16% |
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Do you agree that a mandatory EU labelling or marking system should be introduced to increase the visibility of biodegradable packaging products to consumers? |
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Strongly agree |
48.33% |
Agree |
28.35% |
Disagree |
4.99% |
Strongly disagree |
13.35% |
No opinion |
4.97% |
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What should a mandatory EU labelling or marking system indicate? |
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Biodegradable packaging products |
50.90% |
Non-biodegradable packaging products |
28.34% |
No opinion |
20.76% |
N/A |
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