The Notice of The General Office of the State Council on Restricting the production, sale and use of plastic shopping bags, known as the "plastic limit Order", has been implemented for a full 10 years. In many places, the reporter found that in some large supermarkets, catering enterprises and other places, the paid use of environmental protection plastic bags has been promoted, and unqualified plastic bags are difficult to see. However, in some small markets, shops and other places, ultra-thin plastic bags and non-degradable plastic bags are still the "protagonist" of packaging. "Plastic limit order" and even the pilot "plastic ban order" in some areas is still difficult to fully promote and implement, and the public's use habits need to be improved.

Reporters in Tianjin, Wuhan, Shijiazhuang, Changchun and other places visited and found that the plastic restriction measures are generally well implemented in large supermarkets, but in farmers' markets or small shops, plastic bags are still widely used.

In some large supermarkets reporters found that unqualified plastic bags and other products are difficult to see, instead of charging degradable plastic bags, some consumers will also buy cloth bags or other materials that can be used several times.

But in farmers' markets, small shops and other places, non-degradable plastic bags and other products are still popular. In some places, plastic bags of various colors are used in large quantities in wet markets, and consumers do not have to pay extra for plastic bags.

The "plastic limit" has played a positive role in reducing white pollution and protecting the ecological environment. But the rapid development of some industries, the demand for plastic bags is still very strong.

Reporter lunch time in a restaurant in Nankai district of Tianjin saw that many takeaways have taken "a box and a bag" packaging, multiple orders at the same time will be set on the number of large bags. With at least one plastic bag and one plastic lunch box for a takeaway, China may generate tens of millions or more of plastic bag use every day.

The growing express delivery industry is also a big user of plastic bags. Statistics show that about 6.8 billion plastic bags were delivered in China in 2016. According to Wang Li, deputy dean of the School of Resources and Environmental Engineering of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, some express delivery companies, although the shell is a carton, still use a lot of plastic bags, tape and so on in the carton, and the packaging is mostly disposable packaging, which is difficult to effectively recycle. Relevant industry sources pointed out that most of the plastic bags and related products used in the current express packaging are not degradable.

In Hebei, Jilin, Hubei and other places, in recent years, a series of plastic restrictions and bans have been carried out, advocating that people use more environmentally friendly products such as vegetable baskets and cloth bags, use less and do not use plastic bags, and give corresponding punishments to those who produce and use unqualified plastic products. However, the reporter learned that the current "plastic limit order" on the market is still limited, really grasp the tight control of the confidence is slightly insufficient.

Experts pointed out that the current advocacy on plastic restrictions, encouraging measures, lack of strict implementation of the relevant regulations and provisions, the effect is difficult to guarantee. "The" plastic limit order "is very meaningful, but it can not only stay at the advocacy level, but also pay more attention to mandatory requirements, for example, further refine the relevant provisions from the level of laws and regulations, and clarify the punishment measures for violating the corresponding provisions. Regulatory authorities should also further strengthen supervision and inspection." Wang Li said.

By Liu Shuo, Zhao Hongyu, Liang Jianqiang and Zhai Yongguan, Xinhua News Agency

(via Xinhua News Agency)

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