CHAPTER 3

RESULTS AND DICUSSION

What grocery store within Session Road do you usually go to?

Pacific- (0)

Robinsons- IIIIIIIIIIIII (13)

Victoria- IIIIIIIII (9)

Question Yes No
Do you ever bring any carry-out bag IIIIIIIIIIIIII (14) IIIIIIIIII (10)
(plastic bag, eco bag, box, paper bag) when
you go grocery shopping, when the ban
was not yet implemented?
If the ordinance was not implemented, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (18) IIIIII (6)
would you continue to use plastic bags?
Are you aware of the Plastic and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (23) I (1)
Styrofoam-free Ban in Baguio City?
Have you or anyone in your household ever IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (24) (0)
used, or are currently using, reusable
shopping bags for grocery shopping?
Do you think using reusable bags helps IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (23) I (1)
reduce the amount of non-reusable bags
(plastic or paper) that end up in the landfill

Question Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always

How often do you use I (1) I (1) III (3) IIIIIIIIIIII (12) IIIIIII (7)
plastic bag when you go
grocery shopping before
the implementation of the
ordinance?
How often do you use a IIII (4) IIIIIIIIII (10) IIIIIIII (8) I (1) I (1)
box when you go grocery
shopping before the
implementation of the
ordinance?
When you go grocery (0) IIII (4) IIIIIIIIII (10) IIIIIIIII (9) I (1)
shopping how often do
you use a paper bag
provided by the grocery?
How often do you bring I (1) I (1) IIIIIII (7) IIIIIIIII (9) IIIIII (6)
your own reusable bags?

Question Sako Bag Plastic Bag Paper Bag Eco-Bag

Before the I (1) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (20) IIII (4) IIIIIIIIIIIIIII (15)
implementation of
the Plastic Ban
Ordinance, what do
you use when you go
grocery shopping?

What kind of carry- (0) I (1) III (3) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (20)

out bag would you
prefer to be given?

What do you most (0) II (2) IIII (4) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (18)

often use to bring
home your groceries?

What would you (0) I (1) (0) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (23)

prefer to bring when
you go grocery
shopping?

Table 1. Do you ever bring any carry-out bag (plastic bag, eco bag, box, paper bag) when you go grocery

shopping, when the ban was not yet implemented?

Answer Total Percentage

Yes 14 58.3%

No 10 41.7%
 Figure 1. Do you ever bring any carry-out bag (plastic bag,
eco bag, box, paper bag) when you go grocery shopping,
when the ban was not yet implemented?

Yes No

According to the table above, 14 out of 24, or 58.3% of Session Road main grocery district

consumers do bring carry-out bags when the ban was not yet implemented. However, 10 out of 24, or

41.7% of Session Road main grocery district consumers do not bring carry-out bags when the ban was not

yet implemented.

Table 2. If the ordinance was not implemented, would you continue to use plastic bags?

Answer Total Percentage

Yes 18 75%

No 6 25%
 Figure 2. If the ordinance was not implemented, would you
continue to use plastic bags?

Yes No

In accordance to the given table, 18 out of 24, or 75% of Session Road main grocery district

consumers would continue to use plastic if the ban was not implemented. However, 6 out of 24, or 25%

of Session Road main grocery district consumers would not continue to use plastic if the ban was not

implemented.

Table 3. Are you aware of the Plastic and Styrofoam Ban in Baguio City?

Answer Total Percentage

Yes 23 95.8%

No 1 4.2%
 Figure 3. Are you aware of the Plastic and Styrofoam Ban in
Baguio City?

Yes No

The table above shows that 23 out of 24, or 95.8% of Session Road main grocery district

consumers are aware of the Plastic and Styrofoam Ban in Baguio City. However, 1 out of 24, or 4.2% of

Session Road main grocery district consumers is not aware of the Plastic and Styrofoam Ban in Baguio

City.

Table 4. Have you or anyone in your household ever used, or are currently using, reusable shopping bags

for grocery shopping?

Answer Total Percentage

Yes 24 100%

No 0 0%
 Figure 4. Have you or anyone in your household ever used,
or are currently using, reusable shopping bags for grocery
shopping?

Yes No

According to the table shown above, 24 out of 24, or 100% of Session Road main grocery

district consumers has used or are currently using reusable shopping bags for grocery shopping. While 0

out of 24, or 0% of Session Road main grocery district consumers hasn’t used or are not currently using

reusable shopping bags for grocery shopping.

Table 5. Do you think using reusable bags helps reduce the amount of non-reusable bags (plastic or

paper) that end up in the landfill?

Answer Total Percentage

Yes 23 95.8%

No 1 4.2%
 Figure 5. . Do you think using reusable bags helps reduce
the amount of non-reusable bags (plastic or paper) that end
up in the landfill?

Yes No

In accordance to the table above, 23 out of 24, or 95.8% of Session Road main grocery district

consumers thinks that using reusable bags help reduce the amount of non-reusable bags that end up in

the landfill. However, 1 out of 24, or 5.2% of Session Road main grocery district consumers does not

think that using reusable bags would hep reduce the amount of non-reusable bags that end up in the

landfill.

Table 6. How often do you use plastic bag when you go grocery shopping before the implementation of

the ordinance?

Answer Total Percentage

Never 1 4.1%

Rarely 1 4.2%

Sometimes 3 12.5%

Often 12 50%
 Always 7 29.2%

Figure 6. How often do you use plastic bag when you go

grocery shopping before the implementation of the
ordinance?

Neverr Rarely Sometimes Often Always

The table above represents the actions of the consumers regarding on how often they have used

plastic bags when the consumers go grocery shopping, during the time when the ban was not yet

implemented. 1 respondent never used plastic bag during grocery shopping, when the ban was not yet

implemented, which is 4.1%. 1 respondent rarely used plastic bag, which is 4.2%, 3 respondents

sometimes use plastic ban which is 12.5%, 12 respondents often use plastic bags which is 50% and 7

respondents always use plastic bags which is 29.2%.

Table 7. How often do you use a box when you go grocery shopping before the implementation of the

ordinance?

Answer Total Percentage

Never 4 16.6%

Rarely 10 41.6%

Sometimes 8 33.3%

Often 1 4.1%

Always 1 4.1%

Figure 7. How often do you use a box when you go grocery

shopping before the implemention of hte ordinance?

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always

Table 8. When you go grocery shopping how often do you use a paper bag provided by the grocery?

Answer Total Percentage

Never 0 0

Rarely 4 16.6

Sometimes 10 41.6

Often 9 37.5

Always 1 4.1%

Figure 8. When you go grocery shopping how often

do you use a paper bag provided by the grocery?

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always

Table 9. How often do you bring your own reusable bags?

Answer Total Percentage

Never 1 4.1%
 Rarely 1 4.2%

Sometimes 7 29.1%

Often 9 37.5%

Always 6 25%

Figure 9. How often do ou brin your own reusable

bags?

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always

Table 9. Before the implementation of the Plastic Ban Ordinance, what do you use when you go grocery
shopping?

Answer Total Percentage

Sako Bag 1 4.21%

Plastic Bag 20 83.3%

Paper Bag 4 16.6%

Eco-Bag 15 62.5%
 Figure 9. Before the implementation of the Plastic Ban
Ordinance, what do you use when you go grocery
shopping?

Sako Bag Plastic Bag Paper Bag Eco-Bag

Table 10. What kind of carry-out bag would you prefer to be given?

Answer Total Percentage

Sako Bag 0 0%

Plastic Bag 1 4.2%

Paper Bag 3 12.5%

Eco-Bag 20 83.3%
 Figure 10. What kind of carry-out bag would you prefer to
be given?

Sako Bag Plastic Bag Paper Bag Eco-Bag

Table 11. What do you most often use to bring home your groceries?

Answer Total Percentage

Sako Bag 0 0%

Plastic Bag 2 8.3%

Paper Bag 4 16.7%

Eco-Bag 18 75%
 Figure 11. What do you most often use to bring home your
groceries?

Sako Bag Plastic Bag Paper Bag Eco-Bag

Table 12. What would you prefer to bring when you go grocery shopping?

Answer Total Percentage

Sako Bag 0 0%

Plastic Bag 1 4.2%

Paper Bag 0 0%

Eco-Bag 23 95.8%
Figure 12. What would you prefer to bring when you go
grocery shopping?

Sako Bag Plastic Bag Paper Bag Eco-Bag