Plastic bag tax in the context of plastic bag use and environmental impacts: Afyonkarahisar sample

Authors : Ayşe Mercan, Kamil Güngör

Pages : 133-180

Doi:10.48146/odusobiad.1417092

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Publication Date : 2025-03-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nowadays, environmental problems occurring due to surplus consumption have directed states to take different measures. The ecological balance because of some wastes like metal wastes, packing waste, glass and plastic threatens human health and the future of world. Amongst these wastes, plastic waste, and plastic bags are quite dangerous. The world\\\'s population and consumption habits have also increased, and plastic bags are used more.. The most important among these policies is taxes. Governments aim to reduce environmental pollution through plastic bags. In order to decrease these waste, several financial obligation politics have been espoused to decrease the consumption of the mentioned products in the world. In 2019, charging for plastic bags started in Turkey, too. This study\\\'s subject is to measure customers\\\' perception of customers concerning this charging specific to Afyonkarahisar province. In the study, 400 people living in Afyonkarahisar province were interviewed using a convenience sampling method. The data obtained in the research were analyzed by using the SPSS 25.0 program. By the result of the research, although 84,3 % of the participants specific to Afyonkarahisar province thought that plastic bags were dangerous and they had environmental consciousness, 61,8 of them thought that using plastic bags decreased after charging it.
Keywords : Plastik Poşet, Plastik Poşet Vergisi, Geri Kazanım Katılım Payı, Sürdürülebilir Çevre, Tüketici Algısı.