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The "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan of Action for Plastic Pollution Control" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment was announced on the 15th. The plan is clear that by 2025, in terms of source reduction, the phenomenon of unreasonable use of disposable plastic products in key areas such as retail, e-commerce, takeaway, express delivery, and accommodation will be greatly reduced, and e-commerce express mail will basically achieve no secondary packaging. The scale of recyclable express packaging applications reached 10 million.

The plan proposes that by 2025, in terms of recycling and disposal, cities at prefecture-level and above will basically establish a system for the sorting, collection, transportation, and treatment of domestic waste according to local conditions, and the efficiency of plastic waste collection and transfer will be greatly improved; the national urban domestic waste incineration capacity will reach 80 About ten thousand tons per day, the amount of plastic waste directly landfilled has been greatly reduced; the recycling rate of agricultural film has reached 85%, and the residual amount of plastic film has achieved zero growth across the country. In terms of garbage disposal, the open-air plastic garbage left over from history in key waters, key tourist attractions, and rural areas is basically cleared. The leakage of plastic waste to the natural environment has been effectively controlled.

The relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission stated that plastic itself is not a pollutant. The essence of plastic pollution is that plastic waste leaks into the natural environment such as soil and water and is difficult to degrade, causing visual pollution, soil destruction, microplastics and other environmental hazards. This plan focuses on the nature and main contradictions of plastic pollution, and further improves the entire chain of plastic pollution control system.

The plan deploys three main tasks: actively promote plastic production and use source reduction, including actively promoting green design of plastic products, continuing to promote the use and reduction of disposable plastic products, scientifically and steadily promoting plastic alternative products, etc.; accelerating the promotion of plastic waste regulations Recycling and disposal, including strengthening the standardized recycling and removal of plastic waste, establishing and improving the rural plastic waste collection and disposal system, increasing the recycling of plastic waste, improving the level of harmless disposal of plastic waste, etc.; vigorously develop plastic in key areas Garbage cleaning and rectification, targeted deployment of plastic waste cleaning and rectification tasks in rivers, lakes, seas, tourist attractions, and rural areas.

The plan requires that the full life cycle resource and environmental impact of various alternative products such as bamboo and wood products, paper products, and degradable plastic products should be fully considered, and the quality and food safety standards of related products should be improved. Carry out research on the degradation mechanism and effects of different types of degradable plastics, and scientifically evaluate their environmental safety and controllability. Improve the standard system, standardize application areas, and clarify degradation conditions and disposal methods. Increase key core technology research and achievement transformation of biodegradable plastics, continuously improve product quality and performance, and reduce application costs. Guide the rational layout of the industry and prevent the blind expansion of production capacity. Speed up the scientific research, popularization and application of fully biodegradable agricultural film. Strengthen the construction of degradable plastic testing capacity, strictly investigate and punish false and false labels of degradable plastics, and standardize the order of the industry.

In January 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued and implemented the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution", making overall arrangements for strengthening the control of plastic pollution.