Plastic limit for ten years
Neartheafternoon,BeijingCity,ChaoyangDistrictJintaiRoadasupermarketCashier,notmanycustomers.Thebasketisfilledwith5rootwaterbamboo,twobalesofcoriander,twopacksofSteamedBuns,62yearoldWangauntdidnotliketheothercustomersliketobuyplasticshoppingbagssupermarket,hetookoutabagfromhispocket.Shesaid,bagthanplasticbags,tomentionnostronghand,hasbeenusedforseveralyears.AttheendofDecember2007,the"notice"thegeneralofficeoftheStateCouncilontherestrictionofproductionandsalesoftheuseofplasticshoppingbagsissued.Inthepast10years,thenotice,knownasthe"plasticlimitingorder",hasbeenveryeffectiveinlimitingandreducingtheuseofplasticbags.However,withthepassageoftime,especiallywiththerapiddevelopmentofexportandexpressindustriesinrecentyears,theeffectof"plasticlimitingorder"hasgraduallyweakened.AtthebeginningofNovemberthisyear,thenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionrelevantresponsiblepersonsaid,preparedjointlywiththerelevantdepartmentsontheadjustmentofthe"plasticlimit";theStatePostBureauandother10departmentshavejointlyissuedadocumenttopromotegreenpackagingexpressindustry.Expertssaythismeansthatthe"plasticlimitingorder"willusherinanewperiodofadditionalimplementation.Butinordertoachievetheexpectedeffect,weneedpolicyguidance,consumptionconsciousness,substitutesR&Dandproductionsupplytomanagecomprehensively.1,theoverlayoftheproblemandthedecreaseofconsumptionTheCircularofthegeneralofficeoftheStateCouncilonrestrictingproduction,saleanduseofplasticshoppingbagsstipulatesthat"fromJune1,2008,wewillprohibittheproduction,saleanduseofplasticshoppingbagslessthan0.025millimetersacrossthecountry"."SinceJune1,2008,inallsupermarkets,shoppingmalls,retailmarketsandothercommodityretailestablishments,thesystemofpaiduseofplasticshoppingbagswillnotbeprovidedfree."Inthepast10years,howdidthe"plasticlimitorder"becarriedout?ReportersvisitedseveralsupermarketsinChaoyangDistrict,Beijing,andfoundthatalmosteverysupermarkethaddifferentmodelsofplasticbagsinthecheckoutarea.Theseplasticbagswere0.2yuaneachandalargesizewas0.3yuaneach.BecausethehandRavenfoodspecialbagsinthefoodshoppingareaarebasicallyfree,soalmosteverycustomerhasfiveorsixsuchplasticbagsintheshoppingbasket.Theplasticbagsprovidedbymostlargesupermarketsarehighdensitypolyethyleneplasticbagswith"QS"marks,nationalstandardnumbers,thickness,manufacturersandotherinformation.Thebagalsosays:"toprotecttheenvironment,encouragetheuseofplasticshoppingbagsmanytimes;afterabandonment,itissuggestedtoberecycledandreused."Thestaffsaidthisplasticbagisnontoxicandtastelessandcanbefilledwithfood."Nowalotofconsumers,especiallytheelderly,arepreparedfortheirownplasticbagsorenvironmentalshoppingbags,andpeople'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisincreasing."AcashieratalargesupermarketchainnearGeneralHospitalofCivilAviation,China,saidshehadtensofthousandsoftransactionsaday,ofwhichthepercentageofcustomerswhoboughtplasticbagswas1/3.DatareleasedbythenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionlastyearshowedthattheuseofplasticbagsinsupermarketsandshoppingmallsdecreasedbymorethan2/3,andthetotalnumberofplasticbagswasreducedbyover1million400thousandtons,whichisequivalentto8million400thousandtonsofoilsaved.However,insomefarmers'marketsandcommodityretailplaces,theproblemofthewantoncirculationofultrathinplasticbagsstillexists.Inafarmer'smarketnearDahuangbridgeinChaoyangDistrict,Beijing,almostalloperatorsofferplasticbagsfreeofcharge.Theseplasticbags,nomanufacturersandproductionspecifications,thethicknessisalsosignificantlylowerthanthe0.025millimeter"plasticlimit"requirements.Atthesideoftheroad,becausesomefruitvendorsprovidefreeplasticbagsforfree,manycustomersaskforafewbagswhentheybuythings.Atthesametime,withtheriseof"Internetplus",expressandtakeawayareagraduallybecometheuseofplasticbags"big".RelevantstatisticsshowthattheuseofplasticbagsinChina'sexpressindustrylastyearwasabout14billion700million.Thisyear,thenumberof"double11"packagesisexpectedtoreach1billion500million,mostofwhichcontainplasticbagsthatarenotdegradable.Inaddition,therecenttakeawaybigdataoftakeawayAPP"hungry"showedthatthescaleofChinesetakeawaymarketreached600million.In2016,thefrequencyofonlinetakeoutusersconsumedmorethan3timesperweek,accountingfor63.3%.Accordingtothisdata,morethan300milliontakeawayproductswillbedeliveredperweek.Ifwetake1plasticbagsforeachtakeaway,300millionplasticbagswillbegenerated.Iftheseplasticbagwastecannotbeeffectivelytreated,itwillbeaseriousecologicalpollution.Ingeneral,the"plasticlimitingorder"hasindeedplayedaroleinimprovingtheconsumer'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionandreducedtheuseofplasticbagsintheearlystageofimplementation.Butinrecentyears,duetotheunsolvedproblemofultra-thinplasticbagscirculating,thefieldofexpressdeliveryandtakeawayhasbecomeanewblindspotforplasticbagssupervision,whichhasledtoareboundintheimplementationeffectof"plasticlimit".2,"grayzone"affectstheeffectof"plasticlimiting"Withthe"plasticlimit"landing,theMinistryofCommerce,thenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionandtheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommercein2008jointlyissuedthe"managementmea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Neartheafternoon,BeijingCity,ChaoyangDistrictJintaiRoadasupermarketCashier,notmanycustomers.Thebasketisfilledwith5rootwaterbamboo,twobalesofcoriander,twopacksofSteamedBuns,62yearoldWangauntdidnotliketheothercustomersliketobuyplasticshoppingbagssupermarket,hetookoutabagfromhispocket.Shesaid,bagthanplasticbags,tomentionnostronghand,hasbeenusedforseveralyears.AttheendofDecember2007,the"notice"thegeneralofficeoftheStateCouncilontherestrictionofproductionandsalesoftheuseofplasticshoppingbagsissued.Inthepast10years,thenotice,knownasthe"plasticlimitingorder",hasbeenveryeffectiveinlimitingandreducingtheuseofplasticbags.However,withthepassageoftime,especiallywiththerapiddevelopmentofexportandexpressindustriesinrecentyears,theeffectof"plasticlimitingorder"hasgraduallyweakened.AtthebeginningofNovemberthisyear,thenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionrelevantresponsiblepersonsaid,preparedjointlywiththerelevantdepartmentsontheadjustmentofthe"plasticlimit";theStatePostBureauandother10departmentshavejointlyissuedadocumenttopromotegreenpackagingexpressindustry.Expertssaythismeansthatthe"plasticlimitingorder"willusherinanewperiodofadditionalimplementation.Butinordertoachievetheexpectedeffect,weneedpolicyguidance,consumptionconsciousness,substitutesR&Dandproductionsupplytomanagecomprehensively.1,theoverlayoftheproblemandthedecreaseofconsumptionTheCircularofthegeneralofficeoftheStateCouncilonrestrictingproduction,saleanduseofplasticshoppingbagsstipulatesthat"fromJune1,2008,wewillprohibittheproduction,saleanduseofplasticshoppingbagslessthan0.025millimetersacrossthecountry"."SinceJune1,2008,inallsupermarkets,shoppingmalls,retailmarketsandothercommodityretailestablishments,thesystemofpaiduseofplasticshoppingbagswillnotbeprovidedfree."Inthepast10years,howdidthe"plasticlimitorder"becarriedout?ReportersvisitedseveralsupermarketsinChaoyangDistrict,Beijing,andfoundthatalmosteverysupermarkethaddifferentmodelsofplasticbagsinthecheckoutarea.Theseplasticbagswere0.2yuaneachandalargesizewas0.3yuaneach.BecausethehandRavenfoodspecialbagsinthefoodshoppingareaarebasicallyfree,soalmosteverycustomerhasfiveorsixsuchplasticbagsintheshoppingbasket.Theplasticbagsprovidedbymostlargesupermarketsarehighdensitypolyethyleneplasticbagswith"QS"marks,nationalstandardnumbers,thickness,manufacturersandotherinformation.Thebagalsosays:"toprotecttheenvironment,encouragetheuseofplasticshoppingbagsmanytimes;afterabandonment,itissuggestedtoberecycledandreused."Thestaffsaidthisplasticbagisnontoxicandtastelessandcanbefilledwithfood."Nowalotofconsumers,especiallytheelderly,arepreparedfortheirownplasticbagsorenvironmentalshoppingbags,andpeople'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisincreasing."AcashieratalargesupermarketchainnearGeneralHospitalofCivilAviation,China,saidshehadtensofthousandsoftransactionsaday,ofwhichthepercentageofcustomerswhoboughtplasticbagswas1/3.DatareleasedbythenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionlastyearshowedthattheuseofplasticbagsinsupermarketsandshoppingmallsdecreasedbymorethan2/3,andthetotalnumberofplasticbagswasreducedbyover1million400thousandtons,whichisequivalentto8million400thousandtonsofoilsaved.However,insomefarmers'marketsandcommodityretailplaces,theproblemofthewantoncirculationofultrathinplasticbagsstillexists.Inafarmer'smarketnearDahuangbridgeinChaoyangDistrict,Beijing,almostalloperatorsofferplasticbagsfreeofcharge.Theseplasticbags,nomanufacturersandproductionspecifications,thethicknessisalsosignificantlylowerthanthe0.025millimeter"plasticlimit"requirements.Atthesideoftheroad,becausesomefruitvendorsprovidefreeplasticbagsforfree,manycustomersaskforafewbagswhentheybuythings.Atthesametime,withtheriseof"Internetplus",expressandtakeawayareagraduallybecometheuseofplasticbags"big".RelevantstatisticsshowthattheuseofplasticbagsinChina'sexpressindustrylastyearwasabout14billion700million.Thisyear,thenumberof"double11"packagesisexpectedtoreach1billion500million,mostofwhichcontainplasticbagsthatarenotdegradable.Inaddition,therecenttakeawaybigdataoftakeawayAPP"hungry"showedthatthescaleofChinesetakeawaymarketreached600million.In2016,thefrequencyofonlinetakeoutusersconsumedmorethan3timesperweek,accountingfor63.3%.Accordingtothisdata,morethan300milliontakeawayproductswillbedeliveredperweek.Ifwetake1plasticbagsforeachtakeaway,300millionplasticbagswillbegenerated.Iftheseplasticbagwastecannotbeeffectivelytreated,itwillbeaseriousecologicalpollution.Ingeneral,the"plasticlimitingorder"hasindeedplayedaroleinimprovingtheconsumer'sawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionandreducedtheuseofplasticbagsintheearlystageofimplementation.Butinrecentyears,duetotheunsolvedproblemofultra-thinplasticbagscirculating,thefieldofexpressdeliveryandtakeawayhasbecomeanewblindspotforplasticbagssupervision,whichhasledtoareboundintheimplementationeffectof"plasticlimit".2,"grayzone"affectstheeffectof"plasticlimiting"Withthe"plasticlimit"landing,theMinistryofCommerce,thenationaldevelopmentandReformCommissionandtheStateAdministrationforIndustryandCommercein2008jointlyissuedthe"managementmea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