In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.
73% Yes |
27% No |
71% Yes |
18% No |
3% Yes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
5% No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
4% No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
See how support for each position on “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 350k New Zealand voters.
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See how importance of “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 350k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8GRLSGH4yrs4Y
Products should be fully bio degradable
@8F8ZG8N4yrs4Y
Yes - and make bio degradable disposable products cheap to buy
@8CS3SZN4yrs4Y
No it shouldn’t be banned but biodegradable products should be heavily encouraged
@9H6KYYJ5mos5MO
No, however disposable products that contain less than 35% of biodegradable material should be banned
@9G6Y7L36mos6MO
Increase consumer incentives to buy more biodegradable products by making it cheaper or more affordable.
@9G5JD4L6mos6MO
Take responsibility instead of sending them off to Indonesia burn it here. Surely then there’d be more concerted opinions on this.
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