I. Objectives: To collect public opinions of satisfaction with administration of Environment Protection Administration (EPA), opinions on forbiddance policy on plastic shopping bags / plastic (Styrofoam) disposable dishware, and relevant use behavior as well. The subjects are residents living in Taiwan area aged 18 years old or over. The interviews are conducted with the assistance of CATI, and sampling error is less than ±2.00% estimated at a confidence level of 95%.II. Summary of the third survey: 1. Survey period: May 16~23, 2003, valid samples: 2,503. 2. Key findings: (1) Respectively seventy eight and eighty two percent of the respondents support 「Forbiddance Policy on Plastic Shopping Bags」and「Forbiddance Policy on Plastic (Styrofoam) Disposable Dishware」; (2) After the forbiddance policy was enforced, eighty six percent of the respondents had lessened uses of plastic shopping bags; seventy nine percent of the respondents might prepare shopping bags when go shopping; (3) Eighty nine percent of the respondents mentioned that in the recent month the business stores did not provide free plastic shopping bags when they were consuming at the six sorts of business stores including department store; 8.37% of the respondents mentioned that the business stores did provide free plastic shopping bags, among which seventy one percent are restaurants and sixteen percent are fast-food stalls (multiple choice). (4) Sixty three percent of the respondents expressed that their life was not affected when the business stores did not provided plastic disposable dishware; seventy seven percent of the respondents expressed that they had lessened uses of plastic disposable dishware. (5) Fifteen percent of the respondents might prepare dishware when dining out. If the government execute the policy of「NT$5 discount for persons who prepare dishware」, fifty two percent of the respondents may accordingly prepare dishware; (6) Seventy six percent of the respondents mentioned that

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