The Value of China’s Legislation on Plastic Pollution Prevention in 2020

Liu, Jianli; Yue, Yang; An, Lihui; Liu, Qiang; Ding, Jiannan

doi:10.1007/s00128-021-03366-6

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“…Take-away food packaging in cities must be cut by 30% by 2025. Hotels and private lodgings across China are forced to eliminate plastic items entirely by 2025 [ 50 ].…”

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Global Ban on Plastic and What Next? Are Consumers Ready to Replace Plastic with the Second-Generation Bioplastic? Results of the Snowball Sample Consumer Research in China, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil

Kochańska

Woźniak

Nowaczyk

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Plastic can be used for many things and at the same time is the most versatile material in our modern world. However, the uncontrolled and unprecedented use of plastic comes to its end. The global ban on plastic brings significant changes in technology but even more so in civil perception—changes taking place before our eyes. The aim of this study was to find answers to the questions about the readiness of consumers for a global ban on plastic. Within the research, the differences in consumer acceptance in countries in Europe, South and North America and Asia and the expression of social readiness to change attitudes towards plastic food packaging were analyzed. This work sketches the legal framework related to limiting the use of one-use food packaging made of fossil raw materials at the level of the European Union, Poland and Portugal but also at the level of the two largest economies in the world, China and the United States, as well as lower-income countries, e.g., Ukraine and Brazil. The survey results were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The performed study demonstrates that, in in all the surveyed countries, appropriate legal acts related to the reduction of plastic in everyday life are already in place. Furthermore, this work demonstrates the full understanding of plastic banning in all surveyed countries. Consumers are aware that every effort should be made to prevent the world from drowning in plastic waste. Society is, in general, open to the use of bioplastics produced from the second-generation resource if second-generation bioplastics contribute to environmental and pollution reduction targets.

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“…Take-away food packaging in cities must be cut by 30% by 2025. Hotels and private lodgings across China are forced to eliminate plastic items entirely by 2025 [ 50 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Ban on Plastic and What Next? Are Consumers Ready to Replace Plastic with the Second-Generation Bioplastic? Results of the Snowball Sample Consumer Research in China, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil

Kochańska

Woźniak

Nowaczyk

et al. 2022

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“…Legislation has been driven by environmental and human health concerns. Several countries, including the United States and European Union, have legislated to combat growing microplastic and nanoplastic contamination in the environment [ 129 , 130 , 131 ]. In 2019, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) drafted a proposal as part of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations to restrict intentionally added microplastics [ 131 ].…”

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Impact of Microplastics on the Ocular Surface

Lim

Seah

et al. 2023

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Plastics are synthetic materials made from organic polymers that are ubiquitous in daily living and are especially important in the healthcare setting. However, recent advances have revealed the pervasive nature of microplastics, which are formed by degradation of existing plastic products. Although the impact on human health has yet to be fully characterised, there is increasing evidence that microplastics can trigger inflammatory damage, microbial dysbiosis, and oxidative stress in humans. Although there are limited studies investigating their effect on the ocular surface, studies of microplastics on other organs provide some insights. The prevalence of plastic waste has also triggered public outcry, culminating in the development of legislation aimed at reducing microplastics in commercial products. We present a review outlining the possible sources of microplastics leading to ocular exposure, and analyse the possible mechanisms of ocular surface damage. Finally, we examine the utility and consequences of current legislation surrounding microplastic regulation.

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“…In the last two decades, plastic waste treatment and pollution control have become the theme of World Environment Day several times, while governments have spared no effort to reduce the use of single-use plastic products and improve the recycling of plastic waste [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. For instance, China released “Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution” in 2020, which prohibits the production and sale of ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.025 mm and polypropylene (PE) agricultural mulch film with a thickness of less than 0.01 mm [ 20 ]. However, the treatment of plastic waste is not satisfactory due to the high recycling cost, unresolved technical problems, and inappropriate consumption habits [ 21 , 22 ].…”

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The Key to Solving Plastic Packaging Wastes: Design for Recycling and Recycling Technology

Ding

Zhu

2023

Polymers

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Confronted with serious environmental problems caused by the growing mountains of plastic packaging waste, the prevention and control of plastic waste has become a major concern for most countries. In addition to the recycling of plastic wastes, design for recycling can effectively prevent plastic packaging from turning into solid waste at the source. The reasons are that the design for recycling can extend the life cycle of plastic packaging and increase the recycling values of plastic waste; moreover, recycling technologies are helpful for improving the properties of recycled plastics and expanding the application market for recycled materials. This review systematically discussed the present theory, practice, strategies, and methods of design for recycling plastic packaging and extracted valuable advanced design ideas and successful cases. Furthermore, the development status of automatic sorting methods, mechanical recycling of individual and mixed plastic waste, as well as chemical recycling of thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic waste, were comprehensively summarized. The combination of the front-end design for recycling and the back-end recycling technologies can accelerate the transformation of the plastic packaging industry from an unsustainable model to an economic cycle model and then achieve the unity of economic, ecological, and social benefits.

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The Value of China’s Legislation on Plastic Pollution Prevention in 2020

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Global Ban on Plastic and What Next? Are Consumers Ready to Replace Plastic with the Second-Generation Bioplastic? Results of the Snowball Sample Consumer Research in China, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil

Global Ban on Plastic and What Next? Are Consumers Ready to Replace Plastic with the Second-Generation Bioplastic? Results of the Snowball Sample Consumer Research in China, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil

Impact of Microplastics on the Ocular Surface

The Key to Solving Plastic Packaging Wastes: Design for Recycling and Recycling Technology

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