In order to reduce the amount of plastic bags being used? To reduce te number of plastic bags used in a state,

(a) they impose 10cents per bag used when u buy things in a shopping centre
(b) giving a discount of 10 cents per bag not used when u buy things in a shopping centre

out of (a) and (b) which seems are better idea?

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

I%26#039;d say b is the better idea. Rewards seem to motivate people more than punishments or in this case taxes. If people know they are going to be saving money, I think they would be more likely to bring their own bags. 40% 2 Votes

Other Answers (18)

• I think people will do more to avoid the pain of paying 10 cents per bag than gaining a discount.
  
  So my answer is %26quot;A%26quot; 0% 0 Votes
• I would say b) people are more interested in what they will get instead of what it would cost can%26#039;t u see they have cost their life because of wanting so many rewards from the earth! 0% 0 Votes
• (a)
  
  the public in general, would prefer choice (b), any mention of discount will surely grab people%26#039;s attentions. however, there are some problems with (b). how do you know how many plastic bags could have been used? tediousness of counting would be a setback and making a guess may spark off unwanted friction with the customer. what if he demands that more plastic bags could have been used, thus entitling him to more discounts?
  
  choice (a), though more unpopular, would likely get the best results. some people would not want to spend the extra money. the risk of people complaining or making a fuss in this case, outweighs the fact that still will either pay up the money for the bag or not use the plastic bags at all. 0% 0 Votes
• A but with a dollar charge instead of 10 cents because people don%26#039;t really care if it is just a dime. 0% 0 Votes
• (c) consider the 10 cents as a deposit and get it back when you return the plastic bag.
  
  I%26#039;ve always thought it would be best if you fold up your empty shopping bags and refill them with groceries the next shopping day. If everyone did this once with every bag, the number of bags in the landfills would be reduced by 1/2. 0% 0 Votes
• There is no real right or wrong answer to this question, but if we are going to really try and make a difference why not do both?
  
  If someone is buying enough to fill a whole bag then they can probably afford the 10 cents, and if they dont want to pay, they can bring their own bag.
  
  Save twice as much!! 0% 0 Votes
• B.
  Please do not do what California did with its redemption for plastic Bottles. It got to be so bad that you were charged 2 cents at the point of purchase. Then if you tried to redeem your bottle you could not find a place to do so. Keep the state out of it. A better way to go would be to offer a straight discount for no bags being used. They later changed it to 5 cents per bottle because it was so profitable. 20% 1 Vote
• How about (c) - all grocery stores take a page out of Trader Joe%26#039;s book and offer a reasonably priced re-usable shopping bag. They%26#039;re tough, they%26#039;re cute, and they%26#039;re not paper or plastic.
  
  If you cut out the plastic bags...you%26#039;ll be using paper bags.
  
  It%26#039;s the age old question - would you rather kill a fish or a tree? 0% 0 Votes
• You forgot to add choice c) None of the above
  
  Plastic bags came into being at the behest of environmentalists who wanted to save the trees by not using paper bags. Now they want to get rid of the plastic bags because they clog up the landfills.
  
  The law of unintended consequences once again validated. 0% 0 Votes