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    New achievements of green recycling Baiyun Airport fully promotes degradable plastics

    • Last Update: 2022-05-01
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    [ Hot Focus on Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network ] It is reported that Baiyun Airport is accelerating the work of plastic pollution control and is committed to building a green airport
    .
    Consumer plastic bags and single-use plastic tableware in airports have been replaced by degradable plastic products
    .

     
    Chemical machinery and equipment network hotspots focus on chemical machinery and equipment
    From January 1, 2022, Baiyun Airport has begun to promote degradable plastics in all airports such as terminals, VIP rooms, parking buildings, hotels, staff canteens, etc.
    , and comprehensively clean up non-degradable plastic products and use degradable plastics and other environmentally friendly alternatives
    .
    Up to now, Baiyun Airport has completed the plastic pollution remediation of 225 shops, 3 VIP rooms, 8 lounges, and all working areas, and it is expected to reduce more than 7.
    4 million non-environmentally friendly plastic bags throughout the year
    .

     
    plastic products
    Plan first, start from the source
     

      Previously, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province and the Department of Ecology and Environment released the "Work Plan for Plastic Pollution Control in the Civil Aviation Industry (2021-2025)" and "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution", and Baiyun Airport immediately started degradable plastics For promotion work, convene competent departments such as terminals, public areas, logistics, commerce, hotels, etc.
    , to study and formulate plans for the promotion of degradable plastics in airports from the aspects of procurement process, daily clearance, application scope and supervision forms, and formulate airport promotion plans.
    Promote specific implementation plans for degradable plastics, and clearly promote nodes
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      At present, Baiyun Airport has discontinued a series of non-degradable products, including lunch boxes, garbage bags, paper cups and small bottled toiletries, in VIP lounges, two-class lounges, staff restaurants, guesthouses, hotels and other places in the terminal building.
    Covers all kinds of supplies and places required for airport operations
    .
    At the same time, change the way of working, take into account green and service, explore various ways such as setting up self-service purchase machines and providing refillable detergents, so as to provide passengers with more high-quality and convenient services
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      Build a checklist, go all the way
     

      Baiyun Airport has compiled and established a negative list for procurement, and it is clear that from January 2022, disposable non-degradable plastic bags, straws, stirring sticks, meal/cup utensils, and packaging bags will be included in the list to ensure that disposable non-degradable plastics will no longer enter the airport
    .
    Promote the signing of supplementary agreements with on-site cleaning units to replace the materials of daily garbage plastic bags, and ensure that daily office, cleaning, catering and other consumables are equipped with degradable products
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      In addition, Baiyun Airport actively conducts market research on degradable products, looking for alternatives that are compatible with both environmental protection and economy, and continues to introduce new products that conform to recycling, such as degradable plastic bags, degradable straws and stirring rods
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      Implement supervision and form a closed loop
     

      At the beginning of the plastic restriction work, Baiyun Airport organized a self-inspection and survey of the use of plastic products in retail and catering shops in the terminal building, and issued a self-inspection form to the shops to count the types of disposable non-degradable plastic products in use, Inventory, planned replacement time, existing problems, etc.
    , sort out the key difficulties and key links involved in the governance work
    .
    At the same time, we formulate plastic governance inspection standards, incorporate inspection indicators into the inspection form to carry out daily inspections, and issue final rectification time to form a completed management closed loop
    .
    From January 1, 2022, the use of degradable plastic products in terminal retail and catering shops will be fully implemented
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      In addition, the airport carries out various publicity activities from time to time, organizes employee training internally, and creates a working atmosphere of recycling; externally, it conducts public welfare publicity for passengers to promote the awareness of the use of degradable plastics
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      (The article comes from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the People's Government of Guangdong Province)
     

      Original title: The new effect of green recycling Baiyun Airport comprehensively promotes degradable plastics
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