The Portuguese plastic carrier bag tax: The effects on consumers’ behavior

•The effect of plastic bag tax on consumer behavior was examined.•Tax itself and distance to coast were analyzed as the main factors.•Tax reduces consumption of plastic bags at short and medium term.•Distance to coast has no influence on plastic bag consumption.•Reusable bags given by hyper and supe...

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Published in:Waste management (Elmsford) 2017-03, Vol.61, p.3-12
Main Authors: Martinho, Graça, Balaia, Natacha, Pires, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
attitudes and opinions
Cities
coasts
consumer behavior
Consumer Behavior - economics
Consumer Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Distance to coast
Female
Humans
income
Male
Marine litter
Market-based instrument
municipal solid waste
Plastic bags
Plastics
Portugal
Public Opinion
supermarkets
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sustainable behavior
Taxes
waste management
Waste Management - economics
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