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MOCCAE and EAD Single-use Plastic Policy and Regulation Survey
1.
Respondent Demographics
Gender
Male
Female
2.
In what age group are you?
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
3.
What category do you most associate with?
Emirati
Arab Expat
Asian Expat
Western/Other Expat
4.
What is your Emirate of residence?
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Sharjah
Ajman
Umm Al Quwain
Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah
5.
What is your highest completed education?
High school level
University and college level - Bachelor
University and college level - Master
PhD
6.
What is your monthly income?
0 – 5,000 AED
5,000 – 15,000 AED
15,000 – 30,000 AED
30,000 – 60,000 AED
60,000+ AED
7.
How many people are living in your household (including housekeepers, drivers, etc.)?
1-2
3-4
5 or more
8.
Respondent behaviours
Shopping habits:
How often do you shop (including supermarket, hypermarkets and malls) during a regular week?
1-2 times
3-4 times
5-6 times
7-8 times
10 or more
9.
Please tick the box that mostly indicates your single-use plastic use for each item per week.
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Plastic bags
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Beverage cups/coffee cups
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Straws
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Coffee stirrers
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Water bottles (less than 1 liter)
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Plates and cutlery
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Takeaway food containers
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Cotton bud packets
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Balloon and balloon sticks
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Crisp and sweet wrappers
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Cigarette buts
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
Wet wipe packets
0
1
2-7
8-14
15+
10.
Cigarette disposal
Do you mostly:
I don't smoke
Throw cigarette buts in the bin
Use the dedicated ashtray/ashtray box
Throw cigarette buts on the ground
11.
Wet wipes
Do you:
Not use wet wipes
Throw them in the bin
Flush them down the toilet
12.
Policy Options
Straws and stirrers:
Straws and stirrers are used once and either thrown away or to landfill. They are the 7th most common plastic items found in marine litter. How should these single-use plastic items be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban plastic straws and stirrers. Use green alternatives
Make them available upon request
An environmental charge on each straw/stirrer
13.
Plastic bags:
Plastic bags are the 6th most common plastic item found in marine litter and have been responsible for the mortality of marine species. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban plastic bags of a certain size
An environmental charge on plastic bags
A plastic bag for life scheme - use a bag & swap it in supermarket when broken
14.
Cutlery (plates, knives forks and spoons):
Cutlery is the 7th most common plastic item found in marine litter. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
A. Do nothing about it
B. Ban single-use plastic cutlery from food-courts
C. Ban single-use plastic cutlery in takeaway situations
D. Both B and C
E. An environmental charge on plastic cutlery
15.
Coffee cups/beverage containers:
Coffee cups and beverage containers have a plastic layer on the inside. They are the 8th most common plastic items found in marine litter. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban single-use cups and support reusable cups and bottles
An environmental charge on coffee cups/beverage containers
16.
Plastic water bottles:
Plastic bottles are the most common plastic item found in marine litter. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban plastic bottles of a certain size and support reusable cups and drink bottles
An environmental charge on plastic water bottles
17.
Cotton buds:
Cotton buds are used once and thrown away, flushed in the bathroom or to landfill. They are the 3rd most common plastic items found in marine litter. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban plastic cotton buds and support already available green alternatives
An environmental charge on each packet of cotton buds
18.
Takeaway food containers:
Takeaway food containers are used once and thrown away. They are the 10th most common plastic item found in marine litter. How should this single-use plastic item be managed?
Do nothing about it
Ban takeaway food containers and support green alternatives
An environmental charge on each takeaway food container
19.
Plastic Microbeads
Microbeads are manufactured solid plastic particles of less than one millimeter in their largest dimension used in body wash and beauty products. Once used in the household they can make their way into the sea or wetlands where they are eaten instead of the likes of zooplankton. They are banned in some countries around the world because wildlife - from insect larvae to small fish, to amphibians, turtles and birds can mistake microbeads for their food source. How should this single use plastic item be managed?
Status quo - leave microbeads in washing and beauty products alone
Ban products that include microbeads.
Charge an environmental levy on product that contains microbeads.
20.
Willingness to pay and change behaviour:
What is the additional charge on purchasing each single use plastic item that would make you change your behavior?
0.25 AED
0.50 AED
1.00 AED
1.50 AED
2.00 AED
2.50 AED
No amount will make me change my behaviour
21.
Do you think recycling could be improved within the UAE?
Yes
No
22.
Do you think that single-use plastic entering the environment is an issue that should be responded to within the UAE?
Yes
No
23.
Do you have any comments on how the single-use plastics should be managed within the UAE?
Current Progress,
0 of 23 answered