It is forbidden to import waste plastics that do not meet the standards, and to strengthen the recycling of domestic waste plastics is an important means to reduce environmental impact and enhance sustainable economic development.
At present, China has become one of the world's largest recycling and recycling of waste plastics. Waste plastics provide high quality and inexpensive raw material support for China's industrial development. At the same time, it is also an important supplement to petroleum resources. As a world manufacturing power, China's oil The dependence on imports is close to 60%. As the world’s largest consumer of plastics, China’s dependence on imports of plastic raw materials is close to 25%. However, for many years, illegally entrained and smuggled foreign waste has caused serious damage to China’s ecological security and the health of the people. Threats. Therefore, prohibiting the import of waste plastics that do not meet the standards and strengthening the recycling of domestic waste plastics are important means to reduce environmental impact and enhance sustainable economic development.
China's waste plastics comprehensive utilization industry has always been characterized by small scale, low industry concentration, single use of processing and technology, low overall technological level, short industrial chain, low product added value, low level of pollution control, and difficult supervision. A series of problems. With the implementation of the prohibition of the entry of foreign garbage into the series of policies and the strengthening of the industry rectification efforts, a large number of 'scrambling' companies have been rectified or eliminated, the level of corporate pollution control has been improved, and the processing models have been gradually transformed into industrial parks and modern circular economy. The prohibition of the implementation of foreign garbage entry policy has effectively promoted the benign nature of China's waste plastics industry and standardized development.
Before 2017, China's annual import of waste plastics is approximately 7 million to 9 million tons, and the annual domestic recycling volume is approximately 12 to 20 million tons. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs on January 24 this year, China's plastic waste in 2017 The import volume was 5,829,100 tons, which was a drop of 20.7% compared to 2016; the import of recycled plastics such as recycled PE, recycled PET and other types of waste plastics also fell seriously. With the successive implementation of China's ban on the import of waste plastics and other related policies, In the future, China's comprehensive utilization of waste plastics industry will gradually be transferred to a new stage of processing and processing domestic waste plastics.
However, at present, China's import of waste plastics policy and the guidance of the industry's green development are still facing many problems that need urgent solution.
First, the identification system and permitting standards for imported solid wastes are not perfect. Because imported waste plastics are more difficult to trace back to, the customs, quality inspection, etc., in the law enforcement and solid waste appraisal agencies in the attribute determination process, whether the waste plastics belong to the living source or the industrial source, It is difficult to grasp the problem of waste plastics being processed and pelletized and imported as commodity or solid waste.
Secondly, it is difficult to supervise the comprehensive utilization of imported waste plastics. Plastic products are widely used in various types of industrial production and residents' lives. Therefore, the sources of waste plastics are numerous and complicated, and it is difficult to realize the entire process of waste plastics production, circulation, and reuse. Supervision. Waste plastics recycling process is relatively simple, there are many ways to feed, 'scattered pollution' enterprises can easily survive. In addition, the current industry for multi-sector management, each pipe for a period, management does not form a joint force, leading to industry supervision, law enforcement is difficult.
Third, the current waste plastics classification and recovery system can not meet the industry transformation needs. China's current waste plastics classification and recovery system is relatively backward, waste plastics classification recovery quality, scale, standards and efficiency is relatively low, it is difficult to support the industry's transformation and development needs.
For the above problems, the author put forward 3 suggestions on the management system of China's waste plastics import and the optimization of industry policies.
First, we will continue to strengthen the import management of waste plastics. We will adopt a stricter management system for waste plastics imports, rejecting waste plastics that do not meet the standards, and cracking down on illegal smuggling. It is clear that waste plastics will be granulated. Import licensing standards, improve the standards and methods for the identification of imported solid waste, so as to facilitate local law enforcement. Establish a good ecological environment, customs, quality inspection and other relevant departments communication and coordination mechanisms, systematic management, and form a law enforcement force.
Second, vigorously promote the supervision of the whole process of the life cycle of imported waste plastics. Follow the guidance of material flow, supervise the whole process of production, storage, transfer, processing, processing and disposal of imported waste plastics, and promote the industry through information and other means. Environmental supervision level. Strengthen the industry green design management system, establish a green product life cycle green evaluation system, implement producers, circulators, and extension of consumer responsibility. Multi-sector linkage, further strengthen industry supervision and environmental supervision, increase environmental enforcement To promote the survival of the fittest and benign health development in the industry.
Third, we will work hard to speed up the construction of waste plastics recycling systems in China. We will optimize the layout of the waste plastics industry, prompt the industry to reshape the supply chain of domestic renewable resources, and realize the on-site regeneration of domestic waste plastic resources. We will continue to improve the quality and standards of domestic waste plastics classification and recycling. Improve the level of classification processing technology, guide the transformation and development of the domestic waste plastics recycling system. In addition, it is recommended to implement government financial subsidies and preferential tax policies for domestic waste plastics recycling industry.