| dc.description.abstract | Polythene bags have been preferred for packaging purposes because they are
light in weight, cheap and resistant to degradation. Despite the benefits, poor
disposal of polythene causes degradation and pollution of soil, water, land
and air resources leading to health problems and climate change. Furthermore,
polythene kills the wild game, livestock and aquatic organisms. These
problems have led to the introduction of legislation banning polythene bags.
Reports of availability of these polythene bags and emergence of poor quality
alternatives present negative outcome of the environmental legislations.
Therefore, this research study was aimed at studying the influence of alternative
eco-friendly bags on compliance with the environmental legislation that
banned its use, with a view to improving its adoption in Rongai. The
descriptive research design was used in the study. A sample size of 259 respondents
was selected using proportionate stratified random sampling from a
target population of 18,377 households and 580 traders while purposively selected
6 key informants. Instruments used included Piloted questionnaires
(0.74 Cronbach’s alpha level) and focus group discussions. Data analysis was
done using SPSS version 20. Percentages were used in descriptive statistic
while Chi-square at 5% level of significance (∝ = 0.05) and correlation was
used in the inferential statistic. Findings indicated that 50% of respondents
used the outlawed propylene bags, the majority significantly agreed (p <
0.0001). It is suggested that there is need for promotion of eco-friendly bags. | en_US |
