According to a report by Hong Kong 'Dongwang' on May 14th, in order to reduce plastic waste, the Korean government plans to reduce the recycling rate of plastic products by half by 2030. The Ministry of Environment has formulated a series of measures and legislation, including 10 this year. Starting month, merchants are prohibited from distributing disposable plastic bags.
The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea held a meeting on the 10th to discuss measures to reduce plastic waste. The plan is to increase the recycling rate of plastic products from the current 34% to 70%, and to use plastic products for production, distribution, consumption, waste separation and recycling. Formulate improvement measures.
At the consumer level, the Korean Ministry of Environment plans to prohibit excessively packed products from entering large supermarkets, formulate relevant guidelines before October, and in 2019 enact legislation to restrict the packaging materials of logistics companies such as express delivery companies.
In addition, in order to reduce the use of disposable plastic cups and plastic bags by 35% by 2022, the Ministry of the Environment has reached an agreement with related companies to decide that in cafes, fast food restaurants provide about 10% of customers who use personal portable cups. Discounts, At the same time the introduction of the deposit system, returning the deposit to the merchant to the disposable cup.