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public education may be ineffective for several reasons. 1. people just choose to ignore govt.

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First and foremost, the provision of the bags by the government/org is to ensure the cost not be borne by consumers. -> assumed that eco friendly products are more expensive and thus burden should not be offloaded 

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es and it would also have minimal impact on consumers (there won’t be an increase in price due to the type of bag or packaging they use). Since these items are biodegradable they would cause less harm to t

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Mandate consumers to pay an extra price when buying disposable items containing plastic (e.g plastic bottles, plastic bags, disposable masks)

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provide businesses with tax rebates or other monetary incentives to cover the costs incurred from adopting environmentally-friendly systems

however, bigger corporations may not see a need for these tax rebates, and so they would not be tempted by these incentives

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1. Charging consumers extra for using single use plastic bags and disposables (e.g. utensils)

2. Although encouraged, consumers may still prefer using disposables since it is still more convenient than reusable bags etc. Many households may already have reusable bags, but don't use them because it is more troublesome than using plastic bags provided when shopping. By implementing a policy which will deter people from using disposables, more people may be inclined to bring their own reusable bags and utensils, thus reducing the consumption of plastic more efficiently.

3. Disapproval from public.

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Tax deductions for businesses and manufacturers that use eco friendly packaging/reusable bags

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Tax deductions for businesses and manufacturers that use eco friendly packaging/reusable bags

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- this would incentivise businesses and manufacturers to produce more eco friendly products. Since these eco friendly items are more expensive than plastic items, the tax rebates would help offset the extra financial costs brought to the businesses and it would also have minimal impact on consumers (there won’t be an increase in price due to the type of bag or packaging they use). Since these items are biodegradable they would cause less harm to the environment in the long run.

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provision of incentives to business owners/retailers 

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provision of incentives to business owners/retailers 

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1.
-> business owners receive a incentive monthly if they implement eco-friendly policies regarding plastic usage.
-> business owners are to provide a transcript of the spending of incentive. the government would then evaluate and deem if this funding is still necessary for a particular business and if so, whether the amount is sufficient.
2. the policy addresses business owners' concerns about balancing profit and green initiatives. with the incentive, business owners can now strive for eco friendly policies without the fear of bankruptcy. furthermore, they may use the funding to provide discounts for consumers if, for example, a consumer brings their own reusable bag. this incentivizes both business owners and consumers. thus, both parties will be willing to help reduce plastic usage.
3. benefits : both business owners and consumers can benefit.
drawbacks : business owners may misuse this funding by perhaps creating false transcripts, causing the government to lose money.
4. ensure there is through screening of each business before the incentive is provided. this ensures that the business is honest and will not misuse the funding.

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1. Provide incentives to businesses and consumers for using green alternatives and reducing a significant amount of plastic waste
2. Provision of reusable bags to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags

Both allow for the reduction of plastic waste and gives public "motivation" to save the environment

Consumers will benefit the most from it as they will be able to get discounts or rebates if they bring their own reusable bags. Businesses and manufacturers may suffer losses. Businesses may have to bear costs of reusable bags/green alternatives that the government incentives do not cover. Plastic manufacturers would also lose profits due to the lower production of plastic bags and disposable plastic packaging. This may not be a feasible solution in the long run if the public do not understand the need to make the switch to environmentally friendly options.

Government can evaluate the amount of incentives given to businesses and manufacturers to try and mitigate the impact of lost of profit.
Public education is also needed.

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1. This policy will ensure that everyone is required to use reusable bags instead of plastic bags, thus reducing plastic waste. It is suggested that the government can provide each household reusable bags according to the number of people into each household/the amount of things bought, just like how the government gives out masks to the public through CCs during the pandemic. People will then have to start using reusable bags (it could be the ones the government has provided or their own bags) to contain their items and stores will no longer be providing plastic bags as a default way of storing items.
2. This will reduce plastic waste significantly since most of our waste comes from the usage of plastic bags, which people use to store their items from various shops.
3. Benefits:
- More people will have reusable bags to use, increasing the number of people that will be able to bring reusable bags to contain their items and thus reducing our reliance on plastic bags.
- People will have no choice but to use their reusable bags since it is now mandatory, thus reducing plastic usage and plastic waste
Drawbacks:
- The government will have to bear the cost of the reusable bags for the people. However, since the government is able to support the purchase of masks for the public, I believe that it is possible for the government to do the same with these reusable bags since the environment is in fact a very important aspect of our future as well.
5.Ways to mitigate the negative impacts include for the government to encourage people to recycle, whether it is through posters or other means.

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1. if businesses carry out green initiatives, they could receive grants/bonuses/incentives from the government. this allows them to cover the costs that they incur from carrying out these green initiatives. as the business expands, they may require more/less monetary help, they could submit requests to the government to receive more or less incentives too. as a way to maintain transparency of this system, companies that receive these incentives should be required to provide a transcript of how they have been used so as to ensure it is solely used for the purpose of carrying out green initiatives. as for individuals, this could also provide similar boosts to encourage them to start being more green. they could also provide drawbacks to companies that do not carry out green initiatives.
2. this helps solve both business owners and nea's concerns, business owners are worried about their ability to cover these costs and nea is worried about whether businesses will be willing to come on board for these green initiatives that could make an impact on the profit of companies
3.
benefits:
businesses would be at ease to carry out the green initiatives such as the abovementioned mandatory reusable bags, as they are financially able to provide the free reusable bags for consumers
nea would have a system to track where the funds are going so they still have the control over this initiative
negative:
govt has to pay the costs
4.

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Provision of reusable bags for consumers ( capped at a certain number) coupled with public education.
First and foremost, the provision of the bags by the government/org is to ensure the cost not be borne by consumers. -> assumed that eco friendly products are more expensive and thus burden should not be offloaded onto consumers themselves.
To ensure that this policy is effective and is not just a short lived wonder where the reusable bags end up not being reused, public education is necessary to educate people on the importance of making the switch. Given the gravity of the situation, if the problem is understood, more people would start making a conscientious effort to carry a reusable bag around.

Benefits:
Consumers do not have their lives inconvenienced
A long term solution

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Sustainability in the long run : eg in grocery stores where plastic is used to wrap fresh produce in order to increase shelf life of these products as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Totally eliminating the use of plastics in this case thus seems quite unsustainable as it may cost a steep drop of profits due to wasted produce etc.

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the use of plastics

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case it seems quite unsustainable to totally eliminate the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case the

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thus in this case

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and thu

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses and

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3.  Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses.

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3. Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses.

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3. Trade off : Sustainability of plastic substitutes in the long run. in grocery stores, plastic is essential to ensure longer shelf life as well as to maintain a certain hygiene level. Without such measures that involve the use of plastics, this may affect the profits of businesses.

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The plastic industry needs to be more proactive in contributing to the national conversation on managing plastic waste.
1. It needs to be innovative: Improve design and support innovation to make plastics and plastic products easier to recycle.

2. Expand and improve the collection of plastic waste to reduce contamination of plastic waste so as to ensure quality inputs to the recycling economy.

3. Create viable markets for recycled and renewable Plastics.

E.g. A few years ago, the f&n Coca Cola company reduced the thickness of the PET bottle for their soft drinks to reduced the amount of plastic used in manufacturing.
Tetra packs removed one layer of plastic coating for their carton design.

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-> cost of implementing eco friendly policies. the cost may either be
1. passed on to the consumer, which may result in a decrease in consumers. furthermore, consumers who are willing to pay more (environmentally concerned ones) only make up a small portion of the entire market.
2. absorbed by the business. this may cause us to make less profit or lose money.
-> consumers may be unwilling to change from plastic packaging to alternatives. this could be due to
1. convenience. many consumers may not be willing to bring a reusable bag whenever they go out.
2. plastic packaging prolongs shelf life of foods and maintain a certain hygiene standard. alternatives like paper packaging cannot do so.  furthermore, alternatives may not be effective in carrying food (eg, the bag may break/ tear easily).  consumers may not be willing to pay for an ineffective and more expensive option over cheaper and effective plastic bags

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1. Lack of awareness

2. Lack of cooperation (unwilling to give up advantages of plastic eg. convenience)

3. Limitations of resources (recycling)

4. Over Reliance on plastic products that is difficult for people to forgo (convenience, also unaware of the problems only 1 plastic bag causes.Will require a large scale change people are not comfortable with  )(culture)

5. Culture (Singaporeans culture, do not care)

6. Lack of incentives to reduce plastic usage

7. Lack of concern ( people feel like its not their job to reduce plastic waste)

8. Bystander effect (feel that other people will reduce plastic waste and they don't need to play their part)

9. Lack of cheap alternatives, inability to avoid plastics.

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what NEA can do

Make recycling more convenient

Collection dates? (unfeasible due to high manpower)

Incentives (for every certain amt of waste recycled, give incentive, might be difficult due to high manpower needed, eg. 3r rewarding system to ensure compliance towards recycling (for private sector) through recognising business sectors who have contributed significantly to reducing waste eg. having a solid waste policy, have they used the 3Rs. eg. vouchers ) better option as make recycling easier doesn't solve the root cause in the long run.

More recycling bins placed ard neighbourhood

However, this may be ineffective as people have abused recycling bins and thrown materials unsuitable for recycling inside

what are the benefits of these suggestions

what are the trade-offs of these suggest

Raising public awareness through education

Forcing consumers to pay for plastic bags

- ineffective as people abuse employees as they are unwilling to pay, or just pay anyway cos its not a big issue to them, which does not help reduce wastage

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1. be more innovative and make plastics easier to recycle
2. cut down on production of single-use plastics

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some trade offs and benefits
possibility of getting everyone to recycle plastic
possibility of the government investing in researching on other substitutions of plastic

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1. Balancing green initiatives and profit, as profit is what drives businesses and reduction in profit could result in bankruptcy
2. Appealing to the small portion of environmentalists that are our consumers compared to the larger section of our consumers
3. Willingness of our consumers to change from plastic packaging etc. to more environmentally friendly options

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Are business owners willing to collaborate with NGOs/willing to cut down on plastic use that might affect their business?

How can NGOs improve in their outreach and education methods such that consumers will be more willing to change their lifestyle habits ?

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To the greatest extent possible, reduce usage of plastics, in favour of other materials
We are open to keeping single use plastics when necessary (e.g. food packaging for hygiene)
Make it more convenient for consumers to recycle or reduce plastic usage

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1. Job security of the employees might be threatened, as well as the profits of the companies

2. Plastic is not a biodegradable material, so it may take more research to find other sustainable alternatives

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Environmentalists

food safety and quality may be compromised

(Professor of environmental economics at Nanyang Technological University Euston Quah believes) eliminating plastic packaging completely in supermarkets is not practical and could cause problems elsewhere. “Paper for wrapping can tear easily and hygiene could be compromised.

“Bringing your own bags can also result in contamination, especially when people do not wash their bags often, which is also at the expense of water resources.”

packaging can increase the shelf-life of certain food types

customers are likely to abuse packaging-free fresh produce, because Singaporeans tend to try and pick the nicer looking fruits and vegetables, which may damage others lost in the shuffle.

Reducing plastic packaging may increase food waste

“Founder of Unpackt Ms Florence Tay said while the initiative may be good for the environment, it may create another set of problems such as food waste. “

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Reuse. Reduce. Recycle

1) Recycling - education to raise awareness on what exactly can or cannot be recycled as well as how we beed to wash our items before recycling them and more posters and labels  around to ensure that people recycle the right items.

2) Takeaway food
a) Encourage bringing your own straws and tumblers eg. NYGH's cafe ensures that everyone brings their own reusable cutlery, containers and cups as they do not provide disposable ones
b) paper straws as alternative

3) Plastic bags
a) free reusable bags provided provided by organisations + plastic bag only if needed
b) discount if you do not ask for plastic bag
c) (raise awareness) sign to buy cheap  reusable bag
d) (raise awareness) boxes to pack their food / box where excess reusable bags are placed
e) keep plastic bags to reuse

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1. Balance of our interests vs the interests of other people and the environment: our way of life - business operations, supply resources, market for products. The plastics industry important for the economy and serves a purpose for industry and community

2. Consumer demand for necessary plastic products: e.g. water/sewage pipes for construction, electronics, machinery and equipment etc

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Inconvenience, cost

1) Recycling - Plastic items like bottles are supposed to be washed and sorted before being put in recycling bins but the people, especially elderly folks, may be unaware of this and thus throw the wrong items into the recycling bins. This is also inconvenient as we need to wash the items and sort them,.

2) Straws/disposables/cutlery -  many people do not bring their own straw, disposables and cutlery when buying food as this may be inconvenient/people may not have these reusable containers and cutlery.

3) Plastic bags - many people throw their plastic bags away after single use or use it to store their trash before throwing them away, but if we reduce the plastic bags being given out, as consumers, it will be difficult for us to adapt to this since we still need bags to carry our items and suddenly having to switch to reusable bags is not an easy thing to do.

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Briefly describe the policy:

1. the components of the policy option

2. How the option addresses the issue identified

3. The benefits/drawbacks of the option if implemented

4. Ways to mitigate the negative impact

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Evaluate the policy using appropriate criteria. The assessment of the options should be rigourous:

able to identify benefits

able to identify drawbacks/trade offs

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State the parties involved in the implementation

How will the party/parties involved implement the policy?

What is the implementation timeline?

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If you have time to propose more than one policy, recommend which should be implemented and explain why it is a better policy.

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1. Lack of concern for long term impacts  (doesn't affect them now so it doesn't matter)

2. People tend not to look at long term consequences

3. Ageing Population - Conventional Culture.

4. People are unwilling to take the effort to recycle - convenience.

5. People are unaware of the large extent of plastic used in Singapore