A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance found that secondary school students are generally not very positive about sustainable consumption, and their recognition needs to be improved.
According to the group survey data, 96.2% of the respondents will decide whether to buy a certain product based on the reasonable price when they go shopping in the supermarket. Problems such as overpackaging.
In addition, the survey also found that many middle school students have misconceptions about recyclables. For example, 42.4% of the interviewed students thought that paint cans could be recycled, but the group pointed out that paint cans, like other chemical containers, are in fact not recyclable.
The group suggested that the government could step up publicity and allocate more resources to schools for promotion.
The group also pointed out that if the government can increase recycling facilities and strengthen mobile recycling services in the community, it is believed that it can encourage middle school students to practice sustainable consumption behavior.
The Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance conducted a survey on sustainable consumption habits of middle school students through the online platform from January 15 to February 14 this year, and successfully recovered 628 valid questionnaires.
The survey found that 93.5% of the interviewed middle school students could correctly point out that there are basic recycling facilities in the district, such as three-color recycling bins.
However, only 31.8% and 18% of the respondents respectively indicated that their communities had "green in the district" and recycling services. The group believed that it reflected that the government's publicity of "green in the district" was insufficient, or the recycling facilities in the community were insufficient.
96.2% of the students surveyed purchased products only based on the reasonable price
The survey also showed that when 96.2% of the respondents go shopping in the supermarket, they will decide whether to buy a certain product based on the reasonable price, but whether the product material is environmentally friendly, whether the production process is friendly to the producer or the environment, and whether the packaging can be recycled. And fair trade certification, only 21%, 18.6%, 15.6% and 16.6% of the attention.
Zhang Yixin, Director General of the Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance.
(Provided by Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance)
In addition, more than 70% of the respondents said they would practice recycling at home, but the group pointed out that many respondents had misunderstandings about recyclables, including 42.4% who believed that paint cans could be recycled.
Zhang Yixin, director-general of the Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance, said that the survey found that middle school students are generally not very positive about sustainable consumption, and their awareness of sustainable consumption needs to be improved. Resources are provided to schools for promotion purposes.
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