Morals, money or the master: The adoption of eco-friendly reusable bags

Tackling the plastic problem: A review on perceptions, behaviors, and interventions

“…To motivate shop owners in Indonesia to sell reusable instead of plastic bags, information activating authority endorsements (i.e., head of Heidbreder et al, accepted manuscript, to appear in 'Science of the Total Environment', https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.437 © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 36 the village supports the idea of distributing reusable bags) was more effective than information activating social norms or monetary incentives (Spranz, Schlüter, & Vollan, 2018). Such social influence of role models is also important for recipients indicated by the finding that the intention to reduce plastic waste was increased when recipients have read a media report with an actor behaving ecologically, whereas the actor's social proximity was relevant when recipients had low environmental consciousness (Arlt, Kuhlmann, & Wolling, 2012).…”

Informational Nudges to Encourage Pro-environmental Behavior: Examining Differences in Message Framing and Human Interaction

“…From a research perspective, and specifically in the environmental context, more experiments with real observed behavior are needed to test the effectiveness of the many proposed interventions, mediums for implementation and framings that have been suggested (Yoeli et al, 2017;Spranz et al, 2018;Nelson et al, 2019;Rare, 2019). Finally, one of the most well supported findings in the environmental and human behavior literature is the existence of the knowledge-action and intention-action gaps.…”

“…In tourism, human-environment relationships are co-shaped by the context (Scott et al, 2012). For example, willingness to use a reusable bag can be influenced by who sends the message, which has impacts on local environmental pollution (Spranz et al, 2018). Similarly, the problems a tourist recognizes as important are linked to their cultural salience and local visibility.…”

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

“…Generally, the shops provide a great amount of plastic bags for the customers. Offering eco-friendly reusable bags is a possible solution to reduce plastic waste [60]. The successfulness of these reusable bags is also dependent on the individual customers (or shops and sellers), who can be influenced by concerning campaigns.…”

“…The successfulness of these reusable bags is also dependent on the individual customers (or shops and sellers), who can be influenced by concerning campaigns. The authorities may also take actions, for example, banning, extra fees or taxes on plastic bags [60]. In terms of circular economy, the European Union set goals for 2030, in order to reduce plastic wastes, e.g., all plastic packages on the EU markets have to be either reusable or cost-effectively recyclable [61].…”