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V. Kaushik, T. Veeramani,
Government Arts and Science College for Women, Coimbatore,
A Velayudhan,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
The objective of the study was to understand the attitude towards the unsustainable
usage and disposal of plastics that will be detrimental to the health of people. Hence,
the Plastics Usage and Disposal Attitude Scale (PUDAS) measuring four subscales
of usage and disposal of plastics namely (a) “Self” – which is intended towards the role
of the respondent in the unsustainable usage and disposal of plastics, (b) “Others”-
which measures the extent to which the individual thinks about the role of other
stakeholders of plastics, such as producers of plastics and retailers who use plastic
bags and pouches to sell products, (c) “Government” – which involves statements
expressing the role of Government in the management of plastics waste and (d)
“Collective Action” – which includes statements on the collective action in local
governance, community participation etc. were used. The data of the Plastics Usage
and Disposal Attitude Scale (PUDAS) was analysed using ANOVA. Post-Hoc analyses
were done to examine the differences in the Plastics Usage and Disposal Attitude
among the respondents in terms of Age, Gender, Education, Geographical Locale and
Occupational Status.