Qinghai Formulates Key Points for Plastic Pollution Control from 2021 to 2022

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have formulated and issued the "Key Points for Plastic Pollution Control in 2021" to make specific arrangements for plastic pollution control in 2021. In order to implement the national goals and tasks, and in accordance with the work requirements of the provincial government, the Qinghai Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment have studied and formulated the ''Qinghai Province Plastic Pollution Control 2021-2022 Work Keys ", from the strict implementation of relevant prohibition policies and orderly Promote the application of plastic replacement products, increase the standardized recycling and disposal of plastic waste, and strengthen publicity and supervision, and put forward 39 specific tasks.

The "Key Points of Work" focuses on the current situation of plastic pollution and the key points of treatment, focusing on key links, key areas and key areas, and combining with the objectives and tasks set in the implementation measures and implementation plans that have been formulated and issued in the previous period, the targets and key tasks expected to be set by 2022 are detailed and decomposed in two years.

Among them, in terms of implementing the relevant prohibition policies, the prohibition targets have been set for agricultural mulch film, disposable plastic tableware, plastic shopping bags, postal express and other industries by year, and arrangements have been made for the comprehensive law enforcement of ecological environment protection and the annual special inspection of plastic pollution control.

In the application of plastic substitutes, which has attracted much attention, we will focus on expanding the effective supply of green products, improving the market supply capacity of degradable plastics, supporting the expansion of sales of green environmental protection products, implementing the certification system for green products in express packaging, and guiding and supporting e-commerce enterprises and express enterprises to use express packaging products that have passed green certification.

In terms of increasing the recycling and disposal of plastic waste, we will mainly speed up the construction of demonstration pilot projects for the classification of domestic waste, actively do a good job in the classification, collection and transportation of recyclables of plastic waste, strengthen the recycling of agricultural film, and cultivate enterprises for the comprehensive utilization of waste plastics.

In terms of strengthening publicity and supervision, we will continue to do a good job in public opinion analysis and judgment, carry out publicity on the knowledge of plastic restriction and plastic reduction, further strengthen public opinion guidance, guide the public to reduce the use of disposable plastic products, consciously practice a green and low-carbon lifestyle, and create a good society Atmosphere.

In the next step, the Qinghai Provincial Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant provincial units to promote the implementation of the "Key Points of Work" as a starting point, and actively build a management system that can reduce the use of production and consumption links, maximize the recycling cycle of recycling links, and fully quantify the safe disposal of end disposal links. Actively promote the province's annual work on plastic pollution control to achieve practical results.

Source: Qinghai Development and Reform Commission.