Investigation report of Zhejiang plastic ban: acceptance of alternative products needs to be improved

Do consumers still use disposable plastic straws to drink milk tea? Do you still use non-degradable plastic bags for shopping? Are you still used to using disposable plastic tableware for meals? On the 18th, the Zhejiang Provincial Consumer Protection Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Zhejiang Consumer Protection Committee") issued the "Evaluation Report on the Investigation and Experience of the Prohibition of Plastics" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report").

Unannounced visit experience: the use rate of non-degradable plastic products is still high

According to reports, this consumer experience uses a combination of open and unannounced visits to experience the use of non-degradable plastic bags, disposable plastic tableware, and the availability of disposable plastic products.

The "Report" shows that 139 of 310 shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, farmer's markets, and takeaway companies are still using non-degradable plastic bags, accounting for 44.

Unannounced visits by volunteers found that many businesses have deviations in the concept of degradable plastic bags.

Regarding the use of disposable plastic tableware, the "Report" shows that 31 of the 109 tea shops in Zhejiang Province (28.

It is worth noting that although most catering companies have adopted reusable tableware (such as porcelain bowls) for dine-in, many of them still provide disposable plastic straws.

In terms of the provision of disposable plastic products, the "Implementation Measures on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution" jointly issued by nine departments including the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission clarified that by the end of 2020, it will be the first to promote in star-rated hotels and hotels in Zhejiang Province.

Experience found that 57 out of 141 star-rated hotels and hotels did not actively provide disposable plastic products, accounting for 40.

　　Reason analysis: the acceptance of alternative products needs to be improved

　　In order to find the reasons for the high usage rate of non-degradable plastic products, the Zhejiang Provincial Consumer Protection Commission adopted a physical questionnaire to conduct consumer surveys.

　　The questionnaire survey shows that currently many consumers have not developed good consumption habits.
For example, in daily life, 80.
54%, 73.
71%, and 70.
64% of consumers said that they would use disposable plastic bags when buying fresh, fruits, vegetables, breakfast and supermarket shopping.

　　In addition, although 83.
45% of consumers said they have eco-friendly shopping bags at home, only 48.
24% of consumers said they would carry eco-friendly shopping bags with them when shopping in malls and supermarkets.
The main reason was that they did not have the habit of carrying eco-friendly shopping bags with them.

　　The situation of packing out is even less ideal.
The questionnaire survey shows that when there are leftovers that need to be packed out for dining, only 6.
2% of consumers said they would bring their own packaging boxes and bags, and most consumers said they would buy disposable packaging boxes and bags from restaurants.
The habit of consumers carrying shopping bags with them and reducing the use of plastic products has not yet been developed.

　　The questionnaire survey shows that the acceptance of substitutes under the new regulations is generally not high, and consumers lack understanding of the performance of biodegradable plastic bags.

　　36.
24% of consumers believe that biodegradable plastic bags are inferior to ordinary plastic bags, but are still willing to use biodegradable plastic bags, and 48% of consumers believe that paper straws are inferior to traditional straws, but are still willing to use paper straws.

　　Regarding the degradable plastic bags with large differences in online prices, 55.
79% of consumers said that they cannot distinguish their differences in degradability, and the quality and acceptance of alternative products need to be improved.

　　In addition, degradable materials greatly increase operating costs have also become one of the influencing factors.
According to the previous market research, the cost of using traditional plastic bags is 0.
3 yuan (RMB, the same below)/unit, while the cost of using biodegradable plastic bags is at least 0.
6 yuan/unit.
Similarly, compared with traditional materials, the prices of biodegradable plastic straws and biodegradable lunch boxes will also rise sharply, which will increase the operating costs of shopping malls, supermarkets, catering companies, tea shops, etc.
, and eventually these costs will be passed on to consumers.
, Affecting the promotion of degradable plastics.

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