On January 8, the General Office of the State Council officially issued the Notice on Restricting Production and Sales of Plastic Shopping Bags. The “Notice†clearly stipulates that starting from June 1 this year, it is forbidden throughout the country to manufacture, sell, and use plastic shopping bags (thin plastic shopping bags) less than 0.025 mm thick, at the same time in all supermarkets, shopping malls, and Markets such as bazaars and other retail establishments adopt the system of paid use of plastic shopping bags, and they must not provide free plastic shopping bags.
The reporter learned that there was a reason for the publication of this notice. According to reports, the amount of plastic bags in China is amazing. A medium-sized supermarket plastic bag has an annual consumption of about 10 million. Beijing currently has 2.3 billion plastic bags that cannot be recycled each year, while the country uses only 1 billion plastic bags every day to buy only one dish. The amount of other kinds of plastic bags is more than 2 billion every day, and the annual usage is amazing.
Dong Jinshi, a special expert of the National Environmental Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, analyzed from a professional point of view: “Ultra-thin plastic bags can only be used once, and basically cannot be recycled. It is the main source of 'white pollution' and the environmental hazard is very great. Beijing was back in 2001. In the past year, it was banned to disable disposable ultra-thin plastic bags. Therefore, it is also reasonable to suspend the ultra-thin plastic bags throughout the country."
The "Notice" clearly stipulates that "merchandise retail establishments must clearly mark the price of the plastic shopping bag and collect the plastic shopping bag price outside the commodity price, and may not offer it for free or imply the purchase price of the plastic shopping bag within the total price of the goods" etc. Content, Dong Jinshi said, “This fundamentally eliminates the behavior of merchants providing free plastic bags and can guide consumers to use plastic bags rationally. This will greatly reduce the waste of plastic bags and reduce the environmental impact of disposable plastic bags. Pollution problem.†In Dong Jinshi's view, the “white pollution†phenomenon is becoming more and more serious and has a direct bearing on consumer spending habits. He believes that “if the plastic bag charging system is fully established, the conservative estimate of the use of plastic bags will be lower than the current At least half."
However, when the "Notice" was published, the industry's response was extremely strong.
It is understood that at present, the shopping bags used in supermarkets in China are basically 0.02 mm thick. According to the "Notice" requirement, plastic bag manufacturers must increase the thickness of plastic bags. "Accounting down, the average cost of each plastic bag is increased by about a penny." The owner of a plastic bag manufacturer specializing in supermarkets told reporters.
"In fact, the increase in cost is not the biggest problem. If the plastic bags are really fully charged, the usage will drop sharply. This is the real problem. Especially when the amount of supermarket shopping bags is used, I estimate that at least half will be reduced. It certainly has a great impact.†Li Jing, manager of Beijing Chiteng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. told reporters. According to reports, the plastic bags used by the company for supermarkets account for a quarter of its total business and provide tens of millions of plastic bags for supermarkets every year.
A senior expert in the field of plastics processing and recycling analysis pointed out that for supermarkets, the only way to charge is to use plastic bags as a commodity, and for the plastic bag production industry, it is a life and death test. The expert believes that the plastic bag manufacturing industry belongs to the meager profit industry, with an annual profit rate of less than 3%, and is dominated by small businesses. A comprehensive halt to ultra-thin and free plastic bags will greatly reduce the size of the industry's market, and the entire industry will face a transition to production. For example, some companies may switch to durable, reusable plastic shopping bags to ease business pressure.
Hebei Minmei Plastic Packaging Factory is the representative of successful product transformation. Li Jianxiu, manager of the plant, told reporters that they are now mainly producing environmentally friendly bags that can be recycled, such as non-woven bags. Li Jianxiu said that as early as two years ago, the country had been shouting “white ban†and was too squeaked by the ultra-thin plastic bags of some small factories. They gradually withdrew from the disposable plastic bag market and switched to production energy. The repeated use of environmentally-friendly plastic bags coincides with the principle of “urging companies to produce durable, easy-to-recycle plastic shopping bags†in the “Noticeâ€. Therefore, the issuance of the "Notice" will certainly have policy-like advantages for such enterprises.
The reporter learned that there was a reason for the publication of this notice. According to reports, the amount of plastic bags in China is amazing. A medium-sized supermarket plastic bag has an annual consumption of about 10 million. Beijing currently has 2.3 billion plastic bags that cannot be recycled each year, while the country uses only 1 billion plastic bags every day to buy only one dish. The amount of other kinds of plastic bags is more than 2 billion every day, and the annual usage is amazing.
Dong Jinshi, a special expert of the National Environmental Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, analyzed from a professional point of view: “Ultra-thin plastic bags can only be used once, and basically cannot be recycled. It is the main source of 'white pollution' and the environmental hazard is very great. Beijing was back in 2001. In the past year, it was banned to disable disposable ultra-thin plastic bags. Therefore, it is also reasonable to suspend the ultra-thin plastic bags throughout the country."
The "Notice" clearly stipulates that "merchandise retail establishments must clearly mark the price of the plastic shopping bag and collect the plastic shopping bag price outside the commodity price, and may not offer it for free or imply the purchase price of the plastic shopping bag within the total price of the goods" etc. Content, Dong Jinshi said, “This fundamentally eliminates the behavior of merchants providing free plastic bags and can guide consumers to use plastic bags rationally. This will greatly reduce the waste of plastic bags and reduce the environmental impact of disposable plastic bags. Pollution problem.†In Dong Jinshi's view, the “white pollution†phenomenon is becoming more and more serious and has a direct bearing on consumer spending habits. He believes that “if the plastic bag charging system is fully established, the conservative estimate of the use of plastic bags will be lower than the current At least half."
However, when the "Notice" was published, the industry's response was extremely strong.
It is understood that at present, the shopping bags used in supermarkets in China are basically 0.02 mm thick. According to the "Notice" requirement, plastic bag manufacturers must increase the thickness of plastic bags. "Accounting down, the average cost of each plastic bag is increased by about a penny." The owner of a plastic bag manufacturer specializing in supermarkets told reporters.
"In fact, the increase in cost is not the biggest problem. If the plastic bags are really fully charged, the usage will drop sharply. This is the real problem. Especially when the amount of supermarket shopping bags is used, I estimate that at least half will be reduced. It certainly has a great impact.†Li Jing, manager of Beijing Chiteng Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. told reporters. According to reports, the plastic bags used by the company for supermarkets account for a quarter of its total business and provide tens of millions of plastic bags for supermarkets every year.
A senior expert in the field of plastics processing and recycling analysis pointed out that for supermarkets, the only way to charge is to use plastic bags as a commodity, and for the plastic bag production industry, it is a life and death test. The expert believes that the plastic bag manufacturing industry belongs to the meager profit industry, with an annual profit rate of less than 3%, and is dominated by small businesses. A comprehensive halt to ultra-thin and free plastic bags will greatly reduce the size of the industry's market, and the entire industry will face a transition to production. For example, some companies may switch to durable, reusable plastic shopping bags to ease business pressure.
Hebei Minmei Plastic Packaging Factory is the representative of successful product transformation. Li Jianxiu, manager of the plant, told reporters that they are now mainly producing environmentally friendly bags that can be recycled, such as non-woven bags. Li Jianxiu said that as early as two years ago, the country had been shouting “white ban†and was too squeaked by the ultra-thin plastic bags of some small factories. They gradually withdrew from the disposable plastic bag market and switched to production energy. The repeated use of environmentally-friendly plastic bags coincides with the principle of “urging companies to produce durable, easy-to-recycle plastic shopping bags†in the “Noticeâ€. Therefore, the issuance of the "Notice" will certainly have policy-like advantages for such enterprises.
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