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Zhejiang Province's "Implementation Measures on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") requires prohibiting and restricting the production, sales and use of some plastic products
.
The utilization rate of non-degradable plastic products is still high
The utilization rate of non-degradable plastic products is still highIn order to truly grasp the implementation of the province's plastic ban, the Zhejiang Provincial Consumer Rights Protection Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Zhejiang Consumer Protection Committee) organized consumer rights protection volunteers to carry out special consumption evaluations across the province.
The overall situation is mixed
.
The consumption evaluation was conducted on the use of non-degradable plastic bags, disposable plastic tableware and the provision of disposable plastic products
.
The experience found that among 310 shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, farmers markets, and takeaway companies, 139 companies are still using non-degradable plastic bags, accounting for 44.
8%
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However, many businesses have deviations in the concept of degradable plastic bags.
Although the original ordinary plastic bags have been replaced with "PE-HD02" and "PE-LD04" plastic bags, these plastic bags are still non-degradable plastic bags
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The experience also found that 31 of the 109 tea shops in the province are still using non-degradable disposable plastic straws.
Baidao Kaiming Street store, Jiaxing's Cha Que Xing Yaohan store, and Milk Cap Gongcha ARTEVSG Yaohan store are all listed here; 39 of the 259 catering companies are using non-degradable disposable plastic tableware (excluding plastic straws) , accounting for 15.
1% of the total number of catering enterprises
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In terms of the provision of disposable plastic products, the experience found that 57 of the 141 star-rated hotels and hotels do not actively provide disposable plastic products, accounting for 40.
4% of the total; 12 of the 33 homestays do not actively provide disposable plastic products, 36.
4% of the total
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Acceptance of alternative products needs to be improved
Acceptance of alternative products needs to be improvedIn order to find the reasons for the high utilization rate of non-degradable plastic products, Zhejiang Consumer Protection Committee conducted a consumption survey in the form of physical questionnaires.
A total of 1,200 questionnaires were distributed in the province, and 1,192 valid samples were recovered
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The questionnaire survey shows that many consumers have not yet developed good consumption habits
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In daily life, the use of single-use plastic bags is very common.
80.
54%, 73.
71%, and 70.
64% of consumers respectively said that when buying fresh food, fruits, vegetables, and breakfast, they would use disposable plastic bags when shopping in supermarkets.
plastic bag
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In addition, although 83.
45% of consumers said they have environmentally friendly shopping bags at home, only 48.
24% of consumers said they would carry environmentally friendly shopping bags with them when they go shopping in shopping malls and supermarkets, mainly because they do not have the habit of carrying them around
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When there are leftovers to pack when dining out, only 6.
2% of consumers said they would bring their own boxes and bags, and most consumers said they would buy disposable boxes and bags from restaurants
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Consumers carry shopping bags with them, and the habit of reducing the use of plastic products is still not formed
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At the same time, the survey shows that the acceptance of alternatives under the new plastic ban is generally not high, and consumers lack understanding of the performance of degradable plastic bags
.
36.
24% of consumers believe that degradable plastic bags are inferior to ordinary plastic bags, but they are still willing to use degradable plastic bags; 48% of consumers think that paper straws are inferior to traditional straws, but they are still willing to use paper straws
.
Regarding the degradable plastic bags with large price differences on the Internet, 55.
79% of consumers said that they could not distinguish their differences in degradable performance
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In addition, degradable materials significantly increase operating costs
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According to previous market research, the cost of using traditional plastic bags is 0.
3 yuan per piece, while the cost of using degradable plastic bags is at least 0.
6 yuan per piece
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