Recently, 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."

main target

By 2020, take the lead in banning and restricting the production, sales and use of some plastic products in some regions and areas.

By 2022, the consumption of single-use plastic products will be significantly reduced, alternative products will be promoted, and the proportion of plastic waste recycling and energy utilization will be greatly increased; in the prominent areas of plastic pollution and emerging areas such as e-commerce, express delivery, and food delivery, a group will be formed Reproducible and extendable plastic reduction and green logistics model.

By 2025, the management system for the production, circulation, consumption, recycling and disposal of plastic products will be basically established, a multi-element co-governance system will be basically formed, the development and application of alternative products will be further improved, the amount of plastic waste landfilled in key cities will be greatly reduced, and plastic pollution will be reduced. Effective control.

Prohibit or restrict the production and sales of some plastic products

It is prohibited to produce and sell ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.025 mm, and polyethylene agricultural mulch film with a thickness of less than 0.01 mm.

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

The import of waste plastics is completely prohibited.

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.

Prohibit and restrict the use of some plastic products

Non-degradable plastic bag

By the end of 2020, the use of non-degradable plastic bags in shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and other places in urban built-up areas of municipalities, provincial capitals, and cities separately designated in the plan, as well as food and beverage take-out services and various exhibition activities, is prohibited, and the fair market regulates and restricts use Non-degradable plastic bags;

By the end of 2022, the scope of implementation will be expanded to all built-up areas in cities above the prefecture level and built-up areas in coastal counties. By the end of 2025, non-degradable plastic bags will be prohibited in the bazaars in the above-mentioned regions. Encourage places where conditions permit to stop using non-degradable plastic bags in places such as urban-rural fringe areas, townships, and rural markets.

Disposable plastic tableware

By the end of 2020, non-degradable disposable plastic straws will be banned in the catering industry nationwide; non-degradable disposable plastic tableware will be prohibited for catering services in built-up areas and scenic spots in cities above the prefecture level.

By the end of 2022, non-degradable disposable plastic tableware will be prohibited for catering services in built-up counties and scenic spots. By 2025, the consumption intensity of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in the food and beverage delivery areas of cities above the prefecture level will be reduced by 30%.

Disposable plastic products in hotels and hotels

By the end of 2022, star-rated hotels, hotels and other places across the country 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 2025, the scope of implementation will be expanded to All hotels, hotels, and B&Bs.

Express plastic packaging

By the end of 2022, postal express outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces and cities will first prohibit the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags, disposable plastic woven bags, etc., to reduce the use of non-degradable plastic tape.

By the end of 2025, non-degradable plastic packaging bags, plastic tapes, and disposable plastic woven bags will be prohibited in postal express outlets nationwide.

Promote and apply alternative products and models

Promote the application of degradable packaging film (bag)

In shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and other places, promote the use of environmentally friendly cloth bags, paper bags and other non-plastic products and biodegradable shopping bags, and encourage the installation of self-service and intelligent delivery devices to facilitate people's lives.

Promote the use of degradable packaging films (bags) for fresh products. Establish a centralized purchase and sale system for shopping bags in the bazaar. Promote the use of bio-based products such as straw-coated lunch boxes that meet performance and food safety requirements, and alternative products such as biodegradable plastic bags in the field of food delivery. In key mulching areas, combine agronomic measures to promote degradable mulching on a large scale.

Cultivate and optimize new business forms and new models

Strengthen corporate green management responsibilities and promote green supply chain. E-commerce, food delivery and other platform companies should strengthen the management of merchants settled in, formulate implementation plans for reducing the amount of disposable plastic products, and release the implementation status to the society.

Focusing on chain supermarkets, large-scale bazaars, logistics warehousing, e-commerce express delivery, etc., promote enterprises to actively promote recyclable and foldable packaging products and logistics distribution equipment through equipment leasing, financial leasing, and other methods.

Encourage companies to adopt equity cooperation and joint capital injection to build a cross-platform operation system for recyclable packaging. Encourage enterprises to use integrated packaging of goods and logistics, and establish a recycling system for recyclable logistics distribution equipment.

Increase the supply of green products.

Plastic product manufacturers must strictly implement relevant laws and regulations, produce plastic products that meet relevant standards, and must not add chemical additives that are harmful to the human body and the environment in violation of regulations.

Promote green design to improve the safety and recycling performance of plastic products.

Actively adopt new green and environmentally friendly functional materials, increase the use of recycled plastics that meet quality control standards and use control requirements, strengthen the research and development of recyclable, easily recyclable, and degradable alternative materials and products, reduce application costs, and effectively increase the supply of green products.

Regulate the recycling and disposal of plastic waste

Strengthen the recycling and removal of plastic waste.

Combining with the implementation of garbage classification, increase the classified collection and treatment of plastic waste and other recyclables, and prohibit random stacking and dumping to cause plastic garbage pollution.

In places where large amounts of plastic waste are generated, such as office buildings, airports, stations, and ports, it is necessary to increase disposal facilities and increase the frequency of removal.

Promote multi-party cooperation among e-commerce takeaway platforms, environmental sanitation departments, recycling companies, etc., and put delivery packages, takeaway lunch boxes and other recycling facilities in key areas. Establish and improve the recycling system of waste agricultural film; regulate the recycling and disposal of waste fishing nets and fishing gear.

Promote the utilization of resources and energy.

Promote the standardization, centralization and industrialization of the resource utilization of plastic waste. Related projects should be concentrated in parks such as resource recycling bases to improve the level of plastic waste resource utilization.

Plastic waste with high sorting costs and unsuitable for resource utilization should be promoted for energy utilization, and the operation and management of enterprises such as waste incineration and power generation should be strengthened to ensure the stable and up-to-standard discharge of various pollutants and minimize the amount of plastic waste directly landfilled.

Carry out special cleanup of plastic waste

Accelerate the inspection and rectification of informal dumping points and dumping points of domestic waste, focusing on solving the problem of plastic pollution caused by random dumping of domestic waste in urban and rural areas, environmentally sensitive areas, roads and rivers, pits and ditches.

Carry out operations to clean up plastic garbage in rivers, lakes and harbors and clean beaches. Promote the cleaning and remediation of residual mulch film, pesticide and fertilizer plastic packaging, etc., and gradually reduce the amount of residual mulch film on the farm.

Improve support and guarantee system

Establish and improve laws and regulations and standards.

Promote the revision of relevant laws and regulations, and incorporate the prevention and control of plastic pollution into relevant laws and regulations.

Update and release the banned list of plastic products in due course.

Formulate green design guidelines for plastic products.

Improve the quality control standards for recycled plastics and regulate the use of recycled plastics.

Formulate and revise standard labels for degradable materials and products.

Establish and improve the green management and evaluation standards of enterprises in emerging fields such as e-commerce, express delivery, and food delivery.

Research on the classification and evaluation of packaging suitability of commodities with prominent packaging problems, and propose differentiated management measures.

Incorporate the management and control requirements of disposable plastic products into the evaluation and rating standards of tourist attractions, star hotels and hotels. Improve environmental protection standards for the recycling of plastic waste into energy.

Explore the establishment of a production and sales information disclosure system for plastic raw materials and finished products.

Explore the implementation of corporate legal persons’ promises and punishments for dishonesty, and include illegal production, sales, and use of plastic products in the record of dishonesty.

Improve relevant support policies

Increase support for key projects such as green packaging R&D and production, green logistics and distribution system construction, and the launch and operation of specialized and intelligent recycling facilities.

Implement relevant fiscal and taxation policies and increase government procurement of green products that meet the standards. Carry out pilot demonstrations such as the construction of a new green supply chain, the promotion of new products and new models, and the recycling of waste agricultural film.

All localities should support the release of specialized recycling facilities and eliminate the management barriers that prevent facilities from entering public places such as residential communities, subway stations, stations, and office buildings. Encourage all localities to adopt economic measures to promote the reduction and substitution of disposable plastic products. Public institutions should take the lead to stop using non-degradable disposable plastic products.

Strengthen technological support

Carry out environmental risk research and evaluation of different types of plastic products throughout the life cycle. Strengthen research on the pollution mechanism, monitoring, prevention and control technologies and policies of plastic waste and microplastics in rivers, lakes and seas, and carry out ecological environmental impact and human health risk assessment.

Increase key core technology research and achievement transformation of recyclable and degradable materials, and improve the performance of alternative materials and products. Focusing on the safety and controllability of degradation and the economics of large-scale applications, technology verification and product selection of degradable mulch films will be carried out.

In addition, the opinions also propose strict law enforcement and supervision, strengthen daily management and supervision and inspection, and strictly implement policies and measures that prohibit and restrict the production, sales and use of certain plastic products.

There is no doubt that the circular economy has become the main theme of the development of the global plastics industry today. Zhenye Injection Molding Consulting will do its best to provide technical support, cost-saving factory management and contribute to your growth.