The above question was asked to the It-Your-Vote community.
We provided additional information for the question which was:
"Do you think that we have the right to decide if we want to buy a plastic bag if we choose regardless of impact to our environment. Or are the environment concerns now so great that stronger measures should now be deployed and all plastic bags banned".
The available answers for this questions were:
1. Yes - all forms of plastic shopping bags should be banned
2. No - we should be allowed to buy any type of plastic shopping bag.
3. Ban single use bags but I think more expensive plastic 'bags for life' should be available even though they are not biodegradable
The winning answer was "Yes - all forms of plastic shopping bags should be banned" with 55.93% of the total vote.
| Answer | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Yes-No Plastic | 55.93% |
| No | 8.47% |
| Stop single use bags | 35.59% |
| Answer | Male % | Female % | Total % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes-No Plastic | 32.20% | 23.72% | 55.93% |
| No | 4.23% | 4.23% | 8.47% |
| Stop single use bags | 16.10% | 19.49% | 35.59% |
