A Study on Consumer Awareness of the Harmful Effects of Plastic Bags

In the past few decades, plastic products have been very popularly used by individuals for shopping purposes because of their ease, low cost, and convenience of use, but their very hazardous negative impact is never analyzed by the consumer. The impact of discarded plastic bags on agriculture is negative in a variety of ways, threatening both our food supply and our quality of life. Plastic usage has caused a variety of diseases in several human and animal organs. Cancer, eye discomfort, visual pollution, and others are a few examples. The consumer plays a critical role in terms of opting for the usage and disposal standards of eco-friendly products over other products. Usage of plastic bags has become a part of our daily life. Plastic bags are used by every other person. Most of the people are unaware of the use of plastic bags. The plastic bags are disposed of haphazardly ignorant of its effects on the environment and health of humans and animals. In this study, an effort was made to learn more about consumer behavior, attitudes, and awareness regarding plastic pollution, toxic gases from plastic production and disposal, their effects on the lives of living things, and the risks associated with the use of plastic bags by humans, as well as how consumers perceive the awareness of plastic bag access. The survey was conducted at the Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, using a research questionnaire with a sample size of 100 participants.