Utilization of Paper Bags in Lingayen, Pangasinan

Abstract

The objective of the study focused on the Utilization of Paper Bags in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
Specifically, it answered the following questions; the profile of the respondents as firms in terms of, type of
firms, type of goods sold, years of operation, years of using paper bags; and as consumers in terms of age,
sex, civil status, and occupation; the level of frequency on the utilization of paper bags by the respondents, the
level of acceptance of the respondents on the utilization of paper bags, the level of advantage of paper bag
utilization as perceived by the respondents on the environment and on the economy, and the problems
encountered by the respondents in the utilization of paper bags in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
The descriptive research was used in this study. There were 10 firms and 100 consumers who served as the
respondents. The main instrument used was the questionnaire. The collated data were subjected to statistical
treatment such as frequency counts, average weighted mean, and ranking. Majority of the respondent are in
the age bracket of 20 years and below, dominated by female, and are single. They are all residents of Lingayen,
Pangasinan and most of them are unemployed because majority of them are teenagers. The type of business
that the firms are engaged in are on drug store, and fast foods. Most of them are selling food and medical
items and they operate for more than 6 years. Majority of them use paper bags for more than 4 years. Business
firms “Always” use paper bags in their packaging with an acceptability level of “Very highly accepted”. While
consumers “Often” use paper bags in their buying activity with an acceptability level of “Highly
accepted”.The advantages on the utilization of paper bags to the environment and the economy got a
descriptive rating of very highly advantageous for both areas as perceived by the firms, and the use of paper
bags for the consumers is both highly advantageous to the environment and the economy.The number one
problem of the firms with the use of paper bags is the difficulty to package heavy goods since they are not
durable and that it’s more convenient to use plastic bags, while according to the consumers, the use of paper
bags during rainy season is their number one problem.