Elimination of plastic pollution urgently requires multiple efforts

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Jin Ping's important instructions on plastic pollution control, ten departments including the National Development and Reform Commission recently held a national teleconference on plastic pollution control work to re-mobilize, redeploy, and re-implement the plastic pollution control work.

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Jin Ping's important instructions on plastic pollution control, ten departments including the National Development and Reform Commission recently held a national teleconference on plastic pollution control work to re-mobilize, redeploy, and re-implement the plastic pollution control work.

The meeting pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to plastic pollution control and has issued important instructions on many occasions.

The meeting requested that it be necessary to highlight key points, refine measures, and comprehensively and systematically strengthen the entire chain of plastic pollution control.

The person in charge of the China Plastics Processing Industry Association said that plastic pollution control is a complex systematic project that requires active actions from the upstream and downstream of the entire industry chain to collaborate and develop a green development of the whole life cycle of plastics that are recyclable, easy to recycle, and degradable.

" In the entire chain of plastic pollution control, the key is to accelerate the scale, standardization, and environmental protection of the plastic recycling industry through measures such as strengthening supervision and raising barriers to entry.

Weng Yunxuan, secretary-general of the Degradable Plastics Committee of the China Plastics Association, proposed that an important way to reduce plastic pollution is to develop and promote plastic products and alternative products that meet the standard, green and environmentally friendly, and economical and practical.

At present, some large retail companies have also responded to the national call.
For example, Starbucks, Cuiwei, Carrefour, Meituan and other companies have made commitments to reduce plastics.