Plastic carry bags are increasingly seen as environmental hazards that threaten human and animal welfare, rather than being modern conveniences. Environmental impacts resulting from improper disposal of plastic bags have been well documented in the literature. To overcome these impacts, many countries around the globe have taken actions either to ban or limit the use of plastic bags. Likewise, in Mauritius, a regulation banning the use of plastic bags was introduced in 2016. Whether this regulation has been successful in stopping the usage of banned plastic bags or not, is the overall objective of the present study. The study was conducted on the Mauritian population. It equally investigated: the quantity of plastic bags utilized before and after regulation; the alternatives to plastic bags used; the level of awareness on environmental and health impacts resulting from indiscriminate disposal of plastic bags; and the perception of the regulation. 65% of the respondent population claimed that the regulation has failed to prohibit the usage of banned plastic bags. A statistical test result supported that the extensive plastic bags users have less preference for alternatives to plastic bags such as cloth bags. The study further examined the possible reasons for the failure and proposes recommendations for the complete banning of plastic bags in Mauritius.

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在颁布禁止使用塑料袋的规定后，毛里求斯在禁止塑料手提袋方面真的成功了吗？

塑料手提袋越来越被视为威胁人类和动物福利的环境危害，而不是现代便利。塑料袋处理不当造成的环境影响已在文献中得到充分记录。为了克服这些影响，全球许多国家已采取行动禁止或限制使用塑料袋。同样，毛里求斯于 2016 年出台了禁止使用塑料袋的法规。该法规是否成功阻止了禁用塑料袋的使用，是本研究的总体目标。该研究是针对毛里求斯人口进行的。它同样调查了：监管前后使用的塑料袋数量；所用塑料袋的替代品；对滥用塑料袋造成的环境和健康影响的认识水平；以及对监管的看法。65% 的受访者声称该法规未能禁止使用违禁塑料袋。一项统计测试结果支持广泛使用塑料袋的用户对布袋等塑料袋替代品的偏好较低。该研究进一步研究了失败的可能原因，并提出了在毛里求斯全面禁止塑料袋的建议。一项统计测试结果支持广泛使用塑料袋的用户对布袋等塑料袋替代品的偏好较低。该研究进一步研究了失败的可能原因，并提出了在毛里求斯全面禁止塑料袋的建议。一项统计测试结果支持广泛使用塑料袋的用户对布袋等塑料袋替代品的偏好较低。该研究进一步研究了失败的可能原因，并提出了在毛里求斯全面禁止塑料袋的建议。