Assessment of Consumer Participation and Behaviour towards the “No Plastic Bag Campaign” in Kuala Lumpur

In 2011, Malaysia introduced the No Plastic Bag Day program where stores charge a levy of MYR0.20 (USD0.06) on ach plastic bag used. Based on observations, participation in the program is moderate, with 47.7% of consumers willingly paid the levy. Those who bring their own bags are mostly female, Malay and Chinese customers. Consumers in the central region tend to avoid the levy. Based on findings of study, the NPBD program is 52.3% effective. In order to discourage the use of plastic bags, the government may need to reconsider the amount of levy charged on consumers. Keywords: public participation; effectiveness; plastic bag; levyeISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Assessment of Shoppers Knowledge and Perception towards Plastic Bag Campaign in Kuala Lumpur

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences ◽

10.6007/ijarbss/v11-i19/11718 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (19) ◽

Author(s):

Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail ◽

Nur Syakirah Hanani Binti Suhaimi ◽

Karmegam Karuppiah

Keyword(s):

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Plastic Bag

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Ready-to-eat food consumption practices, food safety knowledge and relation to gender and education level of consumers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Food Research ◽

10.26656/fr.2017.4(5).037 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 1537-1544

Author(s):

Anusha A.C.S. ◽

Tunung R. ◽

Kavita C. ◽

Ribka A. ◽

Chandrika M.

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Education Level ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Raw Meat ◽

Gender And Education ◽

Consumption Practices ◽

Plastic Bag ◽

Cooked Food ◽

Safety Knowledge

This study was aimed to evaluate consumers’ consumption practices of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, food safety knowledge, and the relationship to gender and education level. A total of 258 consumers in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were given questionnaires through convenience sampling. The results showed that the biggest motivation for consumers in purchasing RTE foods was convenience (47.3%). 40.7% of respondents purchase RTE foods more than twice a week, and 36.8% of respondents consumed RTE food at restaurants and cafes. A total of 54.3% of the respondents purchased RTE foods for lunch, and 48.1% of respondents usually spend RM11-RM20 per person. About 81% of respondents knew that the common symptom of foodborne disease is diarrhea, and 42.2% of respondents knew about the correct temperature for refrigeration. Most of the respondents (66.7%) knew that room temperature encourages the multiplication of bacteria, and 36.4% of respondents knew that bacteria will grow quickly at body temperature. About 60.9% of respondents knew that raw and cooked food should be separated to prevent the transfer of bacteria, and 62% of the respondents knew that placing raw meat in the plastic bag before putting it into the grocery basket decreases the chance of foodborne illness. However, only 10.1% of the respondents knew that the best way to clean a cutting board after using it for raw meat is by washing with bleach and water. Female respondents and those with higher education level generally had better food safety knowledge. This study could benefit RTE food marketers in gaining better insights into consumers’ behavior patterns towards RTE food. This study could also contribute to knowing the baseline knowledge of consumers in food safety as it is essential for the development of effective health educational programmes.

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Consumer Participation and Price Perceptions: How Bad News is Still Good News for Marketers

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e504392014-020 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Lisa E. Bolton ◽

Ashley Stadler Blank

Keyword(s):

Bad News ◽

Consumer Participation ◽

Good News ◽

Price Perceptions

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Audit Committee Effectiveness Among Malaysian Listed Companies

Malaysian Management Journal ◽

10.32890/mmj.3.2.1999.8561 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shamsul Nahar Abdullah ◽

Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Audit Committee ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Listed Companies ◽

The Other ◽

Interactive Effects ◽

Committee Chairman ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Political Costs ◽

Leadership Structure

This study investigates further the previous paper by Shamsul Nahar and Al-Murisi (1997) by examining the interactive effects of the variables in that paper and introducing other variables associated with corporate governance and political costs. The present study postulated that percentage of external directors on audit committee interacted with the presence of an accountant on audit committee and with the number of years an audit committee in existence, respectively, to influence audit committee effectiveness. The study also posited that the interaction of the presence of an accountant on audit committee and the number of years an audit committee in existence positively and significantly influenced audit committee effectiveness. Addition. ally, the roles of leadership structure, audit committee chairman, and a firm's size on audit committee effectiveness were also investigated. Using a multiple regression from a sample consisting the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange listed companies, results showed that only a firm's size significantly influenced audit committee effectiveness in the predicted direction. Other variables, on the other hand, did not show any significant influence on audit committee effectiveness.

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