An empirical study on impact of usage of plastic bags and plastic banning’s pros and cons with special reference to Erode

Abstract

Thousands of plastic factories are producing tons of plastic bags which are very popularly used by the people for shopping purposes because of its ease, cheapness and convenience of use but their hazardous negative impact is never highlighted or, it may not be considered as a serious problem. Many countries have banned plastic bags due to public concern over the serious negative impact on the environment and agriculture like India and South Africa.This research explores the impact of usage of plastic bags and plastic banning pros and cons. 50 respondents were administered for the Research Questionnaire after taking their consent. Simple Percentage Analysis and Henry Garrett Ranking were used to analyze the data. The results showed the significant impact of usage of plastic bags.