On the 18th, Japan’s Kyodo News quoted the Ministry of the Environment as the result of a survey released on the same day. According to China’s ban on the import of plastic waste, 24.8% of local governments in Japan reported an increase in the storage of plastic waste disposal units. Some places have even exceeded the storage standards. Upper limit.
According to the report, the investigation investigated the handling of plastic waste from January to July this year in 122 local governments and 605 units including the prefectures and the government. 102 local governments and 175 units responded.
Among them, there are five local governments that have exceeded the upper limit of plastic waste storage, which violates the standard. 34 local governments have indicated that it is difficult to ensure that there is no plastic waste disposal.
The Ministry of the Environment pointed out that 'there are also local governments worried that there will be illegal dumping of plastic waste in the future, and I want to further grasp the actual situation.'
According to reports, China has been using overseas plastic waste as a recyclable resource. However, due to environmental considerations, it is banned from importing plastic waste at the end of last year. Japan exports about 1.5 million tons of plastic waste every year, and about half of it was received by China last year. .