1Principal, Sant Baba Bhag Singh Memorial Girls College of Education, Sukhanand, Moga, Punjab, India
2Assistant Professor, Sant Baba Bhag Singh Institute of Education, Khiala, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Corresponding author email id: *ravinder2k4@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 23 March, 2015.
The present study was conducted on 100 subjects with objectives (1) to find out the percentage of people aware about hazards of plastic bags, (2) to find out the percentage of people who are using plastic bags, and (3) to find out the various reasons for using plastic bags. It was found that 25.28% teachers, 63.22% students, 8.97% student–teachers and 2.53% non-teaching people are aware about hazards of plastic bags. Results also indicated that 17.43% teachers, 62.77% students, 9.30% student teachers and 10.50% non-teaching people were using plastic bags in their daily lives. It has also been found that the main reason of plastic bag pollution is its supply in market.
Awareness, Hazards, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Bags, Student–teachers
