Poll: 97.5% of consumers dislike excess packaging
Source: Xinhua |
October 10, 2012, Wednesday
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ABOUT 97.5 percent of respondents in a poll conducted by China Youth Daily believe excessive packaging is a serious problem for shoppers, according to results published by the paper yesterday.
Some 48.4 percent of the 4,306 respondents said plainly packaged products are scarce and they often have to buy products in too much packaging.
The survey indicated that 83.2 percent of respondents consider excessive packaging a waste of resources and a cause of environmental damage.
Only 14.3 percent of those surveyed said they approve of lots of packaging, calling it a result of market demand.
"Nowadays, excessively packaged products are not bought for their luxury, but for showing off," said Liu Junhai, a law professor at Renmin University of China. "Expensive products have a pragmatic value, but there is no value for showy consumption."
In February, China's legislature approved an amended version of the Law on the Promotion of Clean Production, which stresses efforts to battle excessive packaging.
The law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress stipulates that enterprises should package their products in a manner that "properly matches the products' quality, size and cost and results in less packaging waste."
Liu said measures like tax reductions and financial assistance should also be taken to encourage plain packaging. Liu added that education on the harm of excessive packaging should also be strengthened.
Some 48.4 percent of the 4,306 respondents said plainly packaged products are scarce and they often have to buy products in too much packaging.
The survey indicated that 83.2 percent of respondents consider excessive packaging a waste of resources and a cause of environmental damage.
Only 14.3 percent of those surveyed said they approve of lots of packaging, calling it a result of market demand.
"Nowadays, excessively packaged products are not bought for their luxury, but for showing off," said Liu Junhai, a law professor at Renmin University of China. "Expensive products have a pragmatic value, but there is no value for showy consumption."
In February, China's legislature approved an amended version of the Law on the Promotion of Clean Production, which stresses efforts to battle excessive packaging.
The law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress stipulates that enterprises should package their products in a manner that "properly matches the products' quality, size and cost and results in less packaging waste."
Liu said measures like tax reductions and financial assistance should also be taken to encourage plain packaging. Liu added that education on the harm of excessive packaging should also be strengthened.
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