Eco Bag: Shoppers Acceptabilityin Tacurong City

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

From supermarkets, shops and up to fast food chain take-outs, they use plastics and paper bags for packaging. This has been a big problem in our community. Do we know that by just replacing it with eco bag help our planet? Many of us do not give them a second thought because we have been using it for a long time but we should. Eco bags are one of the main reasons why global warming is not that visible to us here because we are an agricultural centered city.

METHODS

The researchers used the descriptive type of research study. The locale of this study is only in Tacurong City area, particularly in Barangay Poblacion. The survey questionnaire was distributed among the different age groups, who are users of shopping bags and have knowledge about their usage around the city. After the retrieval of the questionnaire, the researchers tabulated and analyzed the data. The data gathered was organized with the help of the statistician tabulated and tailed the survey.

RESULTS

Eco bag minimizes plastic waste consumption and Eco bag can help save our mother earth through plastic wastes. Generally, Respondents' perception of the eco bag in Tacurong City interpreted as Strongly Agree. Respondents' perception of the eco bag in Tacurong City is extremely acceptable.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result of the study, the perception and the acceptability level of the eco bag in Tacurong City with the use of simple random sampling yield extremely accepted as its description. The researchers would like to recommend that for further studies incline in this topic there must be a specific description of what type of eco must be used by the shoppers.