Two new "plastic ban" regulations in Tianjin released

Recently, Tianjin has successively issued two major new regulations, both of which involve plastic pollution control and plastic prohibition and restriction.
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Tianjin "14th Five-Year Plan" Action Plan for Plastic Pollution Control

On December 24, 2021, Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued a notice on printing and distributing Tianjin's "14th Five-Year Plan" action plan for plastic pollution control
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The "Plan" proposes that the main goals of plastic pollution control during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period are:

By 2025, the operation of the plastic pollution control mechanism will be more effective, the responsibilities of all districts, departments and enterprises will be effectively implemented, and the whole chain of plastic products production, circulation, consumption, recycling, and end disposal will be more effective, and white pollution will be effectively curbed
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In terms of source reduction, the unreasonable use of single-use plastic products in key areas such as commodity retail, e-commerce, takeaway, express delivery, and accommodation has been greatly reduced.
Packaging bags, plastic tapes, and disposable woven bags, the application scale of recyclable express packaging has reached 300,000, and the utilization rate of recyclable transfer bags has reached more than 95%
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In terms of recycling and disposal, further improve the system for sorting, collecting, transporting and processing domestic waste.
The city has 500 renewable resource recycling outlets and 15 professional and comprehensive sorting centers; the city's domestic waste incineration capacity can meet the needs and ensure the original Domestic waste "zero landfill"
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The city's agricultural film recovery rate reached 85% and above, and the residual amount of plastic film achieved zero growth
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In terms of garbage cleaning, the city's rivers, lakes, tourist attractions of grade A and above, and open-air plastic garbage in rural areas are basically cleared
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Tianjin Ecological Environmental Protection "14th Five-Year Plan"

On January 6, 2022, the General Office of the Tianjin Municipal People's Government issued a notice on printing and distributing the "14th Five-Year Plan" for Tianjin's ecological and environmental protection
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The "Planning" proposes to promote white pollution control
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Strengthen source control, orderly restrict and prohibit the production, sale and use of some plastic products, and promote the use of degradable, recyclable and easy-to-recycle alternative products
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By 2025, the use of non-degradable plastic bags and non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in bazaars, hotels, and dine-in services will be prohibited, and the consumption intensity of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in the field of food delivery will be reduced by 30%
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Promote the application of green packaging in logistics and online shopping platforms
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By 2025, non-degradable plastic packaging bags, plastic tapes, disposable woven bags and other express packaging will be completely banned
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Standardize the recycling and disposal of plastic waste, strengthen the recycling, removal and transportation of plastic waste, and promote the utilization of resources and energy
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Investigate and punish all kinds of illegal acts in accordance with the law, carry out joint actions of plastic pollution control departments, and carry out special investigation and rectification of plastic waste on a regular basis, focusing on solving the problem of plastic pollution caused by random dumping and stacking
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