[Plastic] Zhejiang’s "plastic restriction order" has been upgraded to a "plastic ban"!

Express plastic packaging, supermarket and vegetable farm plastic bags, everyone of all ages has been in touch.

At the end of 2020, Zhejiang’s plastic waste will be “zero-filled” at the end of the year, and the production and sale of ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.

At the end of 2020, the catering industry in Zhejiang banned the use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws, and non-degradable disposable plastic tableware was banned for catering services in built-up areas above the county seat and scenic spots.

By the end of 2020, shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and other places in built-up areas in Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, as well as food and beverage take-out services and various exhibition activities, prohibit the use of non-degradable plastic bags; disposable foamed plastic tableware will be eliminated ; Disposable plastic cotton swabs will no longer be sold on the market; Zhejiang no longer produces daily chemical products containing plastic microbeads.

The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission stated that compared with the national requirements, the overall goal, task list, and timetable of Zhejiang's "plastic control" work are two years ahead of the national requirements.

What are the four types of plastic products to focus on

What are the banned production and sales of plastic products

Zhejiang focuses on four types of plastic product pollution: non-degradable plastic bags, disposable plastic tableware, disposable plastic products in hotels and hotels, and express plastic packaging.

According to estimates, the amount of plastic waste generated accounts for about 20% of the province's primary domestic waste.

Zhejiang’s plan is to take the lead in banning and restricting the production, sales and use of certain plastic products in certain areas and areas by the end of 2020; the province’s plastic waste will be "zero landfilled.

By the end of 2022, the consumption of single-use plastic products will be significantly reduced, and alternative products will be widely promoted; in emerging areas such as e-commerce, express delivery, and takeaway, where plastic pollution problems are prominent, scientifically applicable plastic reduction and green logistics models will be widely implemented.

By the end of 2023, all districted cities and 50% of counties (cities, districts) will complete the construction of "waste-free cities"; the management system for the production, circulation, consumption, recycling and disposal of plastic products will be basically established, and the level of development and application of alternative products will be further improved Promote.

By the end of 2025, a pluralistic co-governance system integrating urban and rural areas will be basically formed, and plastic pollution will be effectively controlled.

Zhejiang will prohibit the production and sale of ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.

It is forbidden to use medical waste as raw materials to manufacture plastic products.

By the end of 2020, the production and sale of disposable foamed plastic tableware and disposable plastic cotton swabs are prohibited; the production of daily chemical products containing plastic microbeads is prohibited.

By the end of 2022, the sale of daily chemical products containing plastic microbeads will be prohibited.

Shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and food delivery

Upgrade "plastic limit order" will come into life like this

(1) Starting from the end of this year, non-degradable plastic bags will be banned in supermarkets in Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing

By the end of 2020, the use of non-degradable plastic bags in shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, catering and takeaway services and various exhibition activities in the built-up areas of Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing are prohibited.

By the end of 2022, the scope of implementation will be expanded to built-up areas above the county seat of the province.
By the end of 2023, non-degradable plastic bags will be banned in the bazaars in the above-mentioned regions.

By the end of 2025, the scope of implementation will cover bazaars in urban-rural junctions, townships and rural areas.

(2) Non-degradable disposable plastic straws in catering establishments will be completely banned at the end of the year

By the end of 2020, the catering industry across the province will prohibit the use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws, and the use of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in catering services in built-up areas and scenic spots above the county seat is prohibited.

By the end of 2023, the use of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in the food and beverage delivery areas in built-up areas above the county seat of the province will be prohibited.

By the end of 2025, the scope of implementation will cover the food and beverage delivery areas in the junction of urban and rural areas, towns and rural areas.

(3) Star-rated hotels and hotels will no longer provide disposable plastic products before the end of the year

By the end of 2020, take the lead in promoting non-active provision of disposable plastic products in star-rated hotels and hotels in the province, and gradually extend to other hotels, hotels, and homestays.

By the end of 2022, star-rated hotels, hotels and other places in the province will no longer actively provide disposable plastic products, and can provide related services by setting up self-purchasing machines and providing refillable detergents.

By the end of 2023, the scope of implementation will be expanded to all hotels, hotels and homestays.

(4) By the end of 2023, non-degradable plastic tapes will be banned in postal express outlets across the province

By the end of 2020, Jiaxing postal express outlets will pilot projects to reduce the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags, plastic tapes and disposable plastic woven bags.

By the end of 2022, postal express outlets across the province will ban the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags and disposable plastic woven bags to reduce the use of non-degradable plastic tape.

By the end of 2023, non-degradable plastic tapes will be banned in postal express outlets across the province.

The press conference emphasized that plastic pollution control is a complex systematic project that cannot be completed overnight.
It requires the close cooperation of various departments and the joint action of the whole society.

In the future, Zhejiang Province will further promote the use of non-plastic products such as eco-friendly cloth bags, paper bags, vegetable baskets, and biodegradable shopping bags in shopping malls, supermarkets, farmer’s markets, pharmacies, bookstores, etc.
, and encourage the installation of self-service and intelligent delivery devices for convenience Mass life.
Promote the use of biodegradable packaging films (bags) for fresh products, establish a centralized purchase and sale system for shopping bags in bazaars, and promote the use of bio-based products such as straw-coated lunch boxes that meet performance and food safety requirements and degradable plastic bags in the catering takeaway area Encourage the production and use of new mulch products such as fully biodegradable and enhanced weather resistance.

Plastic limit, along the way

On December 31, 2007, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on Restricting the Production and Sale of Plastic Shopping Bags.
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From June 1, 2008, the production, sale, and use of plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.
025 mm are prohibited nationwide.
All supermarkets, shopping malls, bazaars and other commodity retail places implement a system of paid use of plastic shopping bags, and plastic shopping bags are not allowed to be provided free of charge.

On July 6, 2011, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on the Concentration of Special Actions for Restricting Production and Sales of Plastic Shopping Bags.
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From July to August, a special campaign to restrict the production and sales of plastic shopping bags was carried out nationwide.

On April 22, 2013, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Notice on Deepening the Implementation of Restricting Production and Sales of Plastic Shopping Bags.
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On January 16, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution" (Fagai Huanzi [2020] No.
80).
On September 11, the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Ecological Nine departments including the Department of Environment jointly issued the "Implementation Measures on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution".

At the end of 2020, Zhejiang will take the lead in banning and restricting the production, sales and use of certain plastic products in certain areas and areas; the province's plastic waste will achieve "zero landfill.
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(Keywords: Zhejiang Plastic Restriction Order)