Hainan will ban plastic substitutes from December. Public acceptance needs to be improved. Price is the key factor.
Reporter found in the investigation, for the ban on the use of disposable plastic products, Hainan's ordinary citizens have mixed reactions, many citizens said that this is conducive to the protection of the environment, should be supported, but there are also some citizens expressed concerns, and their concern is the focus of the price of degradable plastic products.
At present, the degradable plastic products most closely related to consumers are shopping bags. The reporter came to a supermarket that has replaced degradable plastic bags, and found that the management staff specially posted a new degradable plastic bag price list at the checkout counter. The price of large, medium and small three models of degradable plastic bags is 0.8 yuan, 0.5 yuan and 0.3 yuan each, which has doubled over the previous time.
Reporters then came to a farmer's market in Haikou City, where the stall owners are currently free to provide ordinary plastic bags to consumers, for the upcoming ban on plastic, some stall owners expressed questions and concerns to reporters.
Reporter interviewed some consumers, many people also expressed their concerns.