Henan Province solicits public opinions and plans to ban non-degradable express plastic packaging
The Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission on October 18 on the "Henan Provincial List of Prohibited and Restricted non-degradable disposable plastic products (draft for comment)" to the public for comment, the public for comment time from October 18, 2023 to October 27, 2023.
Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission introduction, in order to do a good job in the "Henan Province prohibition and restriction of non-degradable disposable plastic products regulations" legislative work, Henan provincial Development and Reform Commission and the provincial Department of Ecology and environment according to the national and provincial plastic pollution control policy documents, Compiled and formed the "List of Prohibited and Restricted non-degradable disposable Plastic Products in Henan Province (draft for comment)" (see annex). If you have any comments or suggestions, please send them to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission (Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection) in the form of letters or e-mails within the prescribed time, and please indicate the unit, individual and contact information.
The draft for comments shows that Henan intends to include 11 categories of disposable plastic products in the directory, respectively:
Ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with thickness less than 0.025mm
disposable plastic plastic tableware < strong > disposable plastic swab < / strong > < strong > cosmetic products containing plastic beads < / strong > < strong > to medical waste as raw material to manufacture plastic products < / strong > < strong > non-biodegradable Plastic bags < / strong > < strong > disposable plastic tableware < / strong > < strong > disposable plastic straw < / strong > < strong > hotel, hotel one-time items < / strong > < stro ng> Express plastic packaging Among them, for non-degradable plastic bags, the provision: "prohibited to provide the use of non-degradable plastic shopping bags for holding and carrying items, excluding based on health and food safety purposes, used to hold bulk fresh food, cooked food, pasta and other goods plastic pre-bags, rolled bags, bags, etc." For hotels, hotel disposable supplies, the provision: "shall not take the initiative to provide disposable plastic supplies." For express plastic packaging, Zhengzhou City, Luoyang City, Puyang city, Xuchang City "prohibit the use of non-degradable plastic bags, disposable plastic woven bags, etc.", the province by the end of 2025 "prohibit the use of non-degradable plastic bags, plastic tape, disposable plastic woven bags, etc."Plastic Industry Video