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.
78% Yes |
22% No |
76% Yes |
14% No |
2% Yes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
4% No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
4% No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
See how support for each position on “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 101k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Plastic Product Ban” has changed over time for 101k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Plastic byproducts should be recycled but not be taxed as the bottle return scheme currently in place
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Plastic is occasionally necessary but needs to used minimally. Gov should regulate but I didn't like the wording here
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Yes, phase out single-use plastic products that are not 100% compostable by increasing taxes, with an eventual ban, and incentivise the transition to organic plastics with subsidies and tax relief
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No, most people don't have access to composting and there is poor public awareness of how to recycle in addition to poor public provision of recycling bins. Fix this first instead of pointless virtue signaling. Long commutes, low wages and crowded housing makes domestic meal preparation challenging. Address this before penalising people for needing to eat food out of home.
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