The control of plastic packaging waste has become increasingly legal

The increase in the consumption of disposable plastic products will inevitably bring about an increase in the number of waste, and has caused a direct impact on China's environment. Developed countries have seen a trend of legalization in the control of packaging waste since the 1980s. The countries have successively enacted legislation to impose mandatory comprehensive regulations on the reuse and recycling of packaging. In most developed countries, landfill is used for the treatment of solid waste. Plastic waste accounts for a small proportion of its weight, but it occupies a relatively large volume, which makes it difficult for landfill plants to absorb. In 1988, the United States first stipulated the restriction and ban on certain plastic products. However, many changes took place after implementation. Some bans were revoked and replaced with recycling requirements. The "Resources Protection and Recycling Act" was established to regulate solids. Disposal of waste. Now, the United States has established a complete set of classified recycling systems. Most of the waste plastic packaging is recycled and used, basically eliminating the potential hazards of waste plastic packaging.

Germany is the country with the strictest regulations, and its regulations clearly stipulate that the recycling rate of the plastic packaging industry at the end of 1995 must reach 64%. In 1992, the German packaging industry established a “green point” fee for the separation and collection system and for the collection of plastic packaging, which was used to subsidize the cost of recycling.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands has made new regulations for the recycling of packaging materials; originally it was stipulated that 45% of the recycled materials with a recycling standard of 65% in 2000 must be recycled. The new regulations require that by 2000, the recyclable proportion of packaging materials must reach 65% of its weight, and the packaging materials of the product should be reduced by 10% in 996 years.

In Japan, where resources are scarce, the research on the recycling and recycling of packaging waste has received the attention and support of the country and the public. In 1991, Japan promulgated the Regulations on the Utilization of Recycled Plastics, the Regulations on the Treatment and Removal of Wastes, and the Law on the Promotion of Special Equipment for the Disposal of Industrial Waste, and it passed the Energy Renewable Resources Act in 1993 to encourage enterprises. Engaged in research and production of packaging waste recycling.

The sixteenth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress of China passed the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste" on October 30, 1995, and was implemented on April 1, 1996. Article 17 and Article 18 of the Act clearly stipulate: “Products should be packaged that is easy to recycle, easy to dispose, or easy to absorb in the environment. Producers, sellers and users of products should be recyclable in accordance with relevant state regulations. Recycling of used product packaging and containers etc.". “The State encourages scientific research and production units to study agricultural films that are easy to recycle, easy to dispose, or easily absorbed in the environment. Units and individuals that use agricultural films should take measures such as recycling to prevent or reduce the pollution of agricultural films to the environment. ". In addition, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the “Circular on Certain Preferential Policies on Enterprise Income Tax” issued in a joint report, clearly stipulating that enterprises can use the “three wastes” as the main raw material to produce products that can be reduced or exempted from income tax within five years.

In order to eliminate “white pollution,” Taiwan Province of China has issued a ban on the use of disposable foaming utensils. However, due to the difficulty of implementing pollution that is prohibited from use, it has been replaced by a statute that requires a certain recycling rate. make. In Taiwan, more than 10,000 food and beverage store recycling stations, supermarkets have more than 500 collection points, implement household classified packaging, and consciously voluntarily free to send plastic waste to supermarkets for recycling.

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