"Provisions on the prohibition of non-degradable disposable plastic products in Shanxi Province" will come into effect on July 1, 2022

On July 30, the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress announced that the "Provisions on the Prohibition of Non-degradable Disposable Plastic Products in Shanxi Province" will come into effect on July 1, 2022
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The "Regulations" proposed that the list of banned and restricted plastics should be managed.
The list should include the implementation category, implementation area, implementation industry, completion time limit, etc.
, and implement dynamic adjustments
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The “Regulations” propose that people’s governments at or above the county level should strengthen leadership, establish a joint conference system and joint law enforcement mechanism, the development and reform department is responsible for overall coordination, and the ecological environment department is responsible for pollution prevention and control supervision and management, market supervision and management, business, culture and tourism, Departments such as urban management and postal management are responsible for daily supervision and management and investigation and punishment of illegal acts
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The “Regulations” also propose that people’s governments at or above the county level should support the research and development, introduction and promotion of alternative materials and products, provide financial subsidies, government procurement, green credit, and talent introduction to enterprises producing alternative products, and establish fully biodegradable plastics.