On December 16, Chengdu issued the "Chengdu City to strengthen plastic pollution control action Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "plan"), the "plan" stipulates that by the end of 2020, the city's shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and other places as well as food packaging and takeout services and various exhibition activities, non-degradable plastic bags will be banned; The city's catering industry is prohibited from using non-degradable disposable plastic straws.

On December 22, Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News reporter talked with Chengdu Development and Reform Commission, responding to the doubts of citizens about price, supply and specific regulations.

Rolling bags, storage bags, garbage bags are not banned

Chengdu Commercial Daily - Red Star News: The current market plastic shopping bag standards are different, degradable plastic bags should follow what kind of standard, and non-degradable traditional plastic bags what are the differences?

Chengdu Development and Reform Commission: degradable plastic bags need to meet the national standard GB/T21661-2008. The difference between degradable plastic bags and non-degradable traditional plastic bags is three: first, the material is different, the material of degradable plastic bags is PLA, PHAs, PBA, PBS and other polymer materials, and the non-degradable traditional plastic bags are PE plastic materials; Second, the production standards are different, degradable plastic bags need to meet the national standard GB/T21661-2008, while the traditional non-degradable plastic bags do not have to comply with this standard; Third, the decomposition time is different, degradable plastic bags can generally be decomposed within a year, and the best performance can even begin to decompose 72 days after abandonment, while non-degradable plastic bags take 200 years to degrade.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News: As a large consumption of plastic products, will the future introduce relevant standards for rolled bags?

Chengdu Development and Reform Commission: in accordance with the national, provincial and municipal "Opinions on Further Strengthening the control of plastic pollution" and "Detailed standards for the Prohibited Management of Related Plastic Products (2020 edition)", some plastic products by region, field and stage to implement the prohibited management. At present, roll bags, storage bags and garbage bags are not banned for the time being. In the next step, we will continue to improve the detailed standards for the prohibited management of plastic products according to the relevant national and provincial requirements, combined with the actual control of plastic pollution in Chengdu.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News: How to specifically regulate the use of plastic packaging and straws for food merchants on the takeout platform?

Chengdu Development and Reform Commission: On the one hand, strengthen the guidance in the field of food and beverage takeout, promote the use of bio-based products such as straw coated lunch boxes, bamboo pulp paper disposable cups and tableware, degradable plastic bags and other alternative products that meet the performance and food safety requirements; To guide e-commerce, takeout and other platform enterprises to strengthen the management of settled merchants, formulate the implementation plan of disposable plastic products reduction and replacement, and timely announce the implementation to the society. At the same time, strengthen law enforcement, investigate and punish those responsible for ineffective implementation of plastic pollution control according to law and regulations, and urge rectification through public exposure, interviews and other means.

On the other hand, strengthen the promotion of green product technology, strengthen the research and development and production of recyclable, easy to recycle and degradable plastic products, support Chengdu enterprises to introduce advanced technology, improve the production capacity of degradable plastic products, and increase the supply of green products.

The price of degradable plastic bags is expected to decrease with the promotion of the "plastic ban order"

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News: After the "plastic ban order", how to ensure the normal supply of degradable plastic bags? At present, how many local manufacturers can produce degradable plastic bags?

Chengdu Development and Reform Commission: According to the data provided by the National Development and Reform Commission, it is estimated that by the end of 2020, the market demand for plastic products prohibited and restricted in the deployment of plastic pollution control work is about 300,000 tons. The production capacity of fully degradable plastics in China can reach about 400,000 tons, which can basically meet the market demand from the perspective of the production capacity of alternative products.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News: The price of degradable plastic bags on the market is several times that of ordinary plastic bags, how to ensure the rationality of the price?

Chengdu Development and Reform Commission: Although the current biodegradable plastic products and traditional plastic products compared, the relative price is about 2 times of traditional plastic products. But its retail unit price is not high, are in the range of consumers can accept. At present, the main reason for the slightly higher price is that degradable plastics belong to new materials, which are still in the early stage of industrial development, requiring a lot of research and development investment, equipment investment, test investment, etc., coupled with the existing industry is small and dispersed, so the cost is higher. In the future, with the gradual promotion of plastic pollution control work, the formation of green consumption habits, the increase of market demand, the expansion of production scale, the dilution of early investment costs, and the reduction of production costs, the price of products will also be reduced.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News reporter Ye Yan

Intern reporter Wang Peizhe

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