Ministry of Ecology and Environment: The average density of offshore microplastics in my country is at a low international level

Zhang Zhifeng, deputy director of the Marine Ecological Environment Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced on the 23rd that the average density of floating garbage on the sea surface in China's coastal waters is about 3.
6 kg/square kilometer, and the average density of offshore microplastics is about 0.
44/cubic meter.
The results of similar surveys are all at a low level
.

At the press conference held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on the same day, Zhang Zhifeng said that the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and other departments will coordinate and cooperate to further promote the full-chain governance and supervision of plastic pollution
.
Coastal regions have taken the initiative to act and actively explore the control of marine plastic pollution, and have formed a number of good experience and practices
.

Zhang Zhifeng displayed a mobile phone case made from marine plastic recycled by fishermen
.
He introduced that Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province has created a new "blue cycle" model for marine plastic pollution control: the government and enterprises work together to organize fishermen to recycle marine plastic waste, and the recycled plastics are uniformly transported to relevant enterprises for batch processing.
It is recycled and made into products such as mobile phone cases.
The income from the sale of the products is fed back to the fishermen who participate in the recycling of marine plastics
.

According to reports, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will work with relevant departments in three areas:

The first is to strictly control the source of plastic waste and the prevention and control of its entry into the sea
.
Promote the relevant departments and localities to further strengthen the source reduction of plastic production and use, accelerate the recycling and disposal of plastic waste, and greatly reduce the environmental leakage of plastic waste
.
Guide and urge coastal areas to intensify efforts to control the source of plastic waste and prevent and control its entry into the sea, so as to reduce the pressure of source discharge of marine waste
.

The second is to promote coastal local governments to strengthen the governance of marine litter and plastic pollution
.
Continue to strengthen the monitoring and supervision of marine debris and microplastics, and guide and urge coastal areas to establish and improve long-term mechanisms for cleaning up marine debris
.
In the near future, relevant coastal areas will be organized to carry out a one-year special operation of pulling net-type plastic waste in 11 key bays (bay areas) including Jiaozhou Bay
.

The third is to continue to work with all parties to carry out various forms of public welfare activities and publicity and education to attract more social groups and the public to actively participate in beach and sea cleaning public welfare activities and the construction of beautiful bays
.