Investigation of Attitudes and Behaviours of University Students on the Use of Plastic Bags by Structural Equation Modelling

Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 38, 135 - 149, 31.10.2018

Hüseyin Gürbüz , Veysel Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2018.04.08

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The raw material of the plastic bag is obtained from sources that are not renewable and do not spoil for long periods in the environment. In society, thinking that recycling is carried out on nylon bags as a result of misinformation may lead to wrong choices and uses. Nowadays, the nylon bags produced after the recycling process are black nylon bags that we all know. Although black nylon bags are banned in many countries, only a few are illegal in our country. Many campaigns have been launched around the world for the use of nylon bags. With the help of these campaigns, consumers are trying to raise their awareness. In our country, such campaigns are few but made on provincial basis. The aim of these studies is to investigate the attitudes and behaviors of Eskişehir Osmangazi University Statistics Department students to choose cloth bags instead of plastic bag.

Keywords

Structural Equation Modelling, Sustainable Behavior, Plastic Bags

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Naylon Poşet Kullanımına İlişkin Tutum ve Davranışlarının Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesiyle Araştırılması

Abstract

Naylon poşetin hammaddesi yenilenebilir olmayan ve doğada çok uzun süreler bozulmayan kaynaklardan elde edilmektedir. Toplumda, yanlış bilgilenme sonucunda naylon poşetlere geri dönüşüm işlemi uygulandığını düşünülmesi yanlış tercih ve kullanımlar yol açabilmektedir. Günümüzde geri dönüşüm işlemi sonucu üretilen naylon poşetler hepimizin bildiği siyah naylon poşetlerdir. Siyah naylon poşetler birçok ülkede yasaklanmasına rağmen ülkemizde sadece birkaç ilde yasaktır. Dünyada naylon poşet kullanımına ilişkin birçok kampanya başlatılmıştır. Bu kampanyalar yardımıyla tüketici bilinçlendirilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Ülkemizde ise bu tür kampanyalar az olup ancak il bazında yapılmaktadır. Bu tespitler ışığında çalışmanın amacı, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İstatistik Bölümü öğrencilerinin naylon poşet yerine bez torba tercih etmelerine ilişkin tutum ve davranışlarının araştırılması olarak belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi, Sürdürülebilir Davranış, Naylon Poşet Kullanımı

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