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    The National Think Tank Report "The Concept and Practice of Plastic Pollution Control in China" is released!

    • Last Update: 2022-05-22
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    [ Chemical Machinery Equipment Network Industry News ] After more than 100 years of plastic products , the public is clearly seeing the increasing environmental damage caused by them
    .
    More and more statistics show that the problem of plastic pollution is increasing year by year, and it has become one of the major pollution problems in the world that needs to be solved urgently
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    As a big plastic consumer, China is naturally facing the environmental pressure brought about by plastic pollution
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    On April 21, China's first "China Plastic Pollution Control Concept and Practice" national think tank research report (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") showed that in recent years, China's annual production of plastic waste has exceeded 60 million tons.
    In addition to energy utilization, plastics are mainly disposed of in landfills, which hinders pollution control work to a certain extent
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    Judging from the orientation of China's current environmental protection industry and policies, plastic pollution has received greater attention, and governance has gradually become systematic
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    Under in-depth management, the potential harm of plastic pollution is revealed
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    Water, soil, atmosphere.
    .
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    more or less all have the shadow of plastic pollution
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      According to this reality, in 2020, the 9 departments jointly issued the "Notice on Solidly Promoting the Control of Plastic Pollution", which ordered the prohibition of several plastic products, no import, no sales, no manufacturing! Last year, the "14th Five-Year Plan" Action Plan for Plastic Pollution Control was released
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    The document clarifies the main tasks of reducing plastic pollution, including promoting the reduction of plastic production and use at the source, promoting the standardized recycling and disposal of plastic waste, and carrying out the cleaning and rectification of plastic waste in key areas
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      In addition to the main measure of source reduction, the development of plastic recycling economy is one of the important ways to reduce the level of plastic pollution
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      The national think tank research report "The Concept and Practice of Plastic Pollution Control in China" also once again stated the basic path for China to develop a circular economy of plastics: improvement of raw materials, reduction of consumption, classification and recycling, recycling, energy utilization,
    etc.

     

      At present, under the guidance of the above plans and programs and other documents, how effective is China in the prevention and control of plastic pollution?
     

      According to the "Report" data, China's local recycling volume of materials in 2019 reached 18.
    9 million tons, with a recycling rate of 30%, ranking first in the world
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    In 2019, China's waste plastic recycling output value reached 100 billion yuan, and in 2021 it reached 105 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33%
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      Importantly, recycling waste plastics has made a considerable contribution to the reduction of pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions
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    In the 10 years from 2011 to 2020, China has achieved 510 million tons of crude oil consumption, 90 million tons of solid waste emissions, and 61.
    2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the practice of recycling waste plastics
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      It can be said that China has made great efforts in the prevention and control of plastic pollution in recent years, and it further shows that China's current overall idea of ​​plastic pollution prevention and control is correct and in line with China's national conditions
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      In the future, in the environmental protection focus circle of plastic pollution, the continued development of plastic recycling economy will be the central point of pollution prevention and control!
     

      Original title: The National Think Tank Report "China's Plastic Pollution Control Concept and Practice" is released! Circulate and promote the prevention and control of plastic pollution!
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