On June 8th, the “Research on the Sustainable Development Practice of Retail Enterprises” issued by the China Chain Store Management Association stated that in the process of promoting the implementation of the “plastic limit order”, the enterprise will inevitably face many problems. Among them, the biggest difficulty comes from Lack of suitable alternatives. The survey showed that over 85% of the companies indicated that the lack of alternatives is one of the main difficulties in promoting 'plasticity reduction', followed by the use of alternatives that face the problem of increasing costs.
The report shows that in promoting the use of plastic products, supermarket companies mainly use cashiers to train stores, provide customers with paper bags and other substitutes, and carry out public education and other ways to improve the use of plastic bags to reduce the use of plastic bags. From the point of view of shopping mall operations, fully degradable plastic bags have also been widely used. Large commercial supermarkets, such as AEON supermarkets, CR Vanguard, etc., began to promote the use of biodegradable shopping bags as early as 2012. Currently, including Wal-Mart , Yonghui and other supermarkets have gradually achieved the full degradation of the material (PBAT) shopping bags instead of ordinary PE bags.
Although retail companies are active in promoting the implementation of the 'plastic limit order', in the actual course of business, the company is still inevitably faced with many problems. Among them, the biggest difficulty comes from the lack of suitable alternatives. The report shows that over 85 % of the companies indicated that the lack of alternatives is one of the main difficulties in advancing plastics reduction. In addition, the increase in costs due to the use of alternatives is also a reason for companies' “plastic reduction”.
The "Report" believes that the technological innovations at the production end of plastics and plastics products and the introduction of alternative new products will play an important role in the promotion of the 'limited plastic' action in the industry. The practical standard for biodegradable plastic bags can serve as a reference for enterprises and Helps with degradable plastic bags. There are internationally recognized certification standards such as OK Compost HOME5. In China, plastic bags for biodegradable materials are being developed and drafted. Materials technology innovations and standards in the production of plastic bags are supported. Certain room for improvement.