83% of Chinese consumers are worried about the impact of plastic waste on the environment. At the same time, 63% of them believe that every consumer has the responsibility to avoid the generation of rubbish. But only about one-third think that their own excessive Garbage. This is the result of the survey of the Munich International Environmental Technology Expo (short for: Munich Environmental Expo) "IFAT Environment Index 2018." Commissioned by IFAT, a market research organization conducted surveys of more than 5,000 residents in five countries. Inquiries, including 1001 Chinese respondents.
From January 1 this year, the Chinese government began to ban the import of plastic waste and 23 types of recycled materials. The background is: Unlike paper and glass, plastic waste is not strictly classified. Such recycled materials are of little value. Therefore, only the European Union has More than 80% of plastic waste is exported to China. China is now also committed to modernization of the recycling industry, so it can no longer make good use of imported plastic waste.
'As IFAT's environmental index shows, 85% of Chinese consumers support the government's policy of fully recovering waste in the recycling economy in the future,' said IFAN director Stefan Rummel. 83% of respondents claimed that turning waste into valuable raw materials. The advanced environmental protection technology has great trust. 'But in the face of the domestic situation, only less than one-third of Chinese consumers believe that the environmental technology necessary for resource recovery is already a successful industrial branch. As a comparison: Germany and France are one-half. 86% of Chinese consumers believe that there should be international cooperation in the research and development of environmental technologies. 'The study further proves that in the field of sustainable development and resource conservation should not be The limitations of the national borders. The impact is global. So we also need solutions for global and global solutions', Chairman of Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Rohstoffwirtschaft Peter Kurth said. 'Over the years, both Chinese and German waste processing companies have been expanding the circular economy and in Shanghai and Munich. IFAT demonstrated their ability and performance. '