Plastic production has grown rapidly worldwide since mass production began in the 1950s, which means convenience and cleaning of plastics for consumers, and the environment has been hit by unprecedented levels of plasticity. World problems, to curb white pollution and reduce plastic waste, we must speed up the pace of governance, and disposable plastic 'break up'.
Recently, the United Nations Environment Program formally announced the 2018 World Environment Day theme of 'Beat Plastic Pollution.' Some people say that for the common life of our home, it is time Rethink plastic future.
According to UNEP statistics, about 1 million plastic bottles are sold every minute in the world. Each year, the consumption of plastic bags in the world is 500 billion pieces. Plastic accounts for 10% of the total amount of waste. Half the amount of plastic used in mankind Is one-off.With the continuous improvement of the number of plastic products, coupled with the catch-up rate of use, the impact of plastic pollution on the ecological environment has become increasingly evident.
According to the authoritative media, in January 2018, Chinese scientists performing marine expeditions in the Antarctic discovered that in the surface waters of Antarctica, invisible macular particles appeared in the surface of the Antarctic, even higher than the average value in the oceans and seas and seriously endangering the oceans Ecology.
Precisely because of this, at present, in order to curb plastic garbage and reduce environmental pollution, a number of countries have taken active measures. February 16 this year, the European Union announced that it will formulate its own plastic strategy for disposable straw, colored plastic bottles, coffee cups, Lids, disposable tableware, blenders and overwrap articles are being plastic-limited, aiming to increase the plastic recovery rate to 55% by 2030.
Spain, on the basis of the Royal Decree on Reducing Plastic Bags, promulgated a ban on merchants to provide free plastic bags since January 1. The British government also announced that it will implement a plastic-free passage in its supermarkets to increase foreign trade Sell plastic boxes and other disposable plastic items consumption tax, to achieve 25 years to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.
The line of sight to pull back to the country, the face of plastic garbage, China has also been in action.From the 'Plastic Limit Order' promulgated in 2007 to this year's Ring Resources Department opened in the Development and Reform Commission portal 'I offer advice and suggestions for plastic garbage pollution prevention and control' column, Has been seeking a scientific and effective management approach.
According to the surging news and information, since the opening of the column, a number of environmental protection organizations and business alliances have made their voices heard publicly and put forward specific suggestions on the issue of plastic rubbish and its impact, most of which suggest that overconsumption and one-off culture are the cause of plastic environmental problems At the root of the problem, there is an urgent need to reduce the use of all plastics, especially excessive use of plastic, unnecessary use and one-time use.
In addition, there are voices in the profession that reduce plastic pollution, prevent plastic garbage from the source, consider the issue of plastic waste from the product and packaging design stage, and phase out disposable plastic products and curb the use of non-durable plastic. In this regard, China Environmental Protection Online believes that the source of prevention and control is the key! Not only restricted, but also restricted sales, limited production, but also to improve the recycling channels, improve recycling of plastic products.
Reduce plastic garbage, curb plastic pollution, at this stage, China is in the policy and science and technology are force.According to Science and Technology Daily News, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology research shows that a dedicated hydrolysis of PET plastic hydrolysis obtained Important breakthrough in the future will be based on cultivating a special 'eat' PET plastic new enzyme, biodegradable method to help solve the increasingly serious problem of plastic garbage pollution.
At the institutional level, the chief of the National Development and Reform Commission had previously said that it will work with relevant departments to study and adjust 'plastic limit orders' to study and formulate a series of restrictions on the use of a series of non-biodegradable plastic packaging in such industries as electricity supplier, express delivery and take-out This means that in the future 'plastic limit' will be upgraded.
It is foreseeable that in order to better control the white pollution, in the future, China will establish a complete ecological chain from the production and sale of plastic bags to the recycling at the policy and implementation level and will use more diversified market means.