Kazakhstan distributors' union supports phasing out plastic bags

The Kazakhstan Distributors Union said on the 25th that it supports the phase-out plan of the Ministry of Environment, Geology and Natural Resourc.

The dealer alliance said that in order to reduce the use of plastic bags, the alliance's malls and large supermarkets plan to no longer provide customers with free plastic bags, and will recommend other optional environmentally friendly packaging methods for custome.

It is understood that some distribution companies under the alliance have launched a plastic bag charging system and provide customers with degradable plastic bags (Biodegradable bags) and reusable environmentally friendly shopping ba.

In addition, some distribution companies donate all the funds of the plastic bags to chariti.

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Environment, Geology and Natural Resources, the Atameken Entrepreneurs Association, and the Kazakhstan Association of Environmental Organizations signed a memorandum on the phasing out of plastic bags on the 20.

Statistics show that the annual output of solid domestic waste in Kazakhstan is 5 million tons, of which 11-15% is plastic was.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection said the charging system reduces plastic bag use to 3