Malaysia: personal actions against plastic use 2019

This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos about the individual actions one would take to reduce the consumption of plastic and non-recyclable packaging in Malaysia as of March 2019. According to the survey respondents, re-using disposable items at 63 percent was thought to be most effective in personally reducing use of non-recyclable products.

Individual actions to reduce plastic use and non-recyclable packaging across Malaysia as of March 2019

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Malaysia

Survey time period

February 22 to March 8, 2019

Number of respondents

500+

Age group

16-74 years old

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which if any of the following would you personally do to reduce problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled?"
Figures represented those who indicated: "I would personally do this to reduce the problems caused by unnecessary use of plastic and packaging that cannot be recycled".

According to the source, respondents were urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens. They were referred to as “Upper Deck Consumer Citizens”. They were not nationally representative of their country.

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