Recently, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution in the Commercial Field", announcing the phased tasks of banning plastic and limiting plastic,
It is required that by the end of 2022, star-rated hotels, hotels and other places across the country will no longer actively provide disposable plastic supplies. By the end of 2025, the scope of implementation will be expanded to all hotels, hotels and homestays.
The notice pointed out that in recent years, the consumption of plastic products, especially disposable plastic products, has continued to rise, bringing new challenges to environmental pollution control. Local commercial authorities should focus on key areas such as shopping malls, supermarkets, bazaars, catering, accommodation, exhibitions, and e-commerce, and accurately grasp the specific requirements for plastic prohibition and plastic restriction of different plastic products in terms of implementation areas and time nodes, and earnestly implement them. implement. It is necessary to consolidate local territorial management responsibilities and industry management responsibilities, do a good job in reporting disposable plastic products, improve the business law enforcement supervision mechanism, strengthen policy support and guarantee, and strengthen publicity and guidance.
according to the circular, by the end of 2020,The use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws is prohibited in the catering industry nationwide, and non-degradable disposable plastic tableware is prohibited in catering services in built-up areas of cities above the prefecture level. By the end of 2025, the use of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware will be prohibited in catering services in built-up areas of county towns, and the consumption intensity of non-degradable disposable plastic tableware in catering takeaway areas of cities above the prefecture level will be reduced by 30%.
