The Shanghai Disney resort will also stop using single-use plastic straws and stirring rods after the restaurant giant McDonald's and coffee chain starbucks announced their support for the ban. Big three companies have released "plastic ban", experts said, "plastic ban" can play a role in relieving plastic pollution, but the ban doesn't solve the problem of white pollution from the source, only to find disposable plastic instead of material, the use of biodegradable, non-polluting environmentally friendly materials, to curb plastic pollution.

"Environmental protection is not just for a small number of people. -- Walt Disney

We have always borne this message in mind and have fulfilled our commitments throughout the world through actions large and small. For more than 60 years, the Walt Disney company has worked to protect the environment.

Since 1995, Disney's conservation fund has spent more than $70 million on reversing a global decline in wildlife populations;

Since 2012, our net greenhouse gas emissions are down 41%;

2017, we reduce landfill and incineration by nearly 50%;

We have made significant progress in pursuing long-term goals of zero net greenhouse gas emissions, zero waste, and water conservation.

Disney announced new measures to protect the environment

Today, we share another major initiative from Disney in environmental management.

By mid-2019, the Walt Disney company will stop using single-use plastic straws and plastic stirring sticks at all disney-owned and operated locations worldwide, and is expected to reduce the use of more than 175 million straws and 13 million stirring sticks annually.

Over the next few years, our hotels and cruise lines will be rolling out reusable toiletries packaging, reducing the amount of plastic in our rooms by 80 percent. We will also reduce the use of disposable plastic shopping bags at Disney's own and operated parks and on our cruise ships, and introduce environmentally friendly shopping bags for visitors for a nominal fee. Finally, disposable plastic cups will be eliminated at locations owned and operated by Disney worldwide.

Bao zhengbo, chairman of Disneyland, experience and consumer goods, said: "" ending the use of plastic straws and other single-use plastic products is significant for our long-term commitment to environmental protection. These new global initiatives will help us continue to reduce our environmental impact and increase our commitment to long-term sustainability goals.

In the future, we will continue to make progress towards reducing plastic waste and other long-term sustainable goals. As Mr Walt Disney says, "everybody has a responsibility to be green".

Reduce plastic waste from me

1. Tips for cutting back on plastic: Tips

In shopping can use the environment protection shopping bag such as PHA, reduce the use of disposable plastic shopping bag;

Bring your own thermos or mugs when buying coffee.

Reduce the use of disposable plastic straws;

Use reusable containers to avoid using plastic wrap or plastic bags to store food;

Choose to buy fruits and vegetables without plastic packaging.

2. what harm does foaming plastic tableware have to human body?

Foaming plastic tableware contains a kind of chemical compound called dioxin, which is called "the most poisonous poison on the earth". It can cause symptoms such as skin acne, headache, deafness, melancholy and insomnia. Long-term use can cause cancer, deformity and other stubborn diseases. Burning products, including plastic food boxes, also produces dioxins, which can cause considerable damage to the environment and human body. In addition, it is not easy to rot, resulting in land degradation, degradation cycle in nature takes 200 years.

3. What are the hazards of inferior plastic bags?

Inferior plastic bags are mainly made of recycled plastics as raw materials. Due to complex sources and unknown contents, some contaminants are not easy to be washed, and impurities are easily brought into recycled products. Therefore, a large amount of dark dye is often added to cover up the defects in the color. In addition, in the process of plastic film printing, the use of some solvents are harmful. If used improperly, food can be contaminated both directly and indirectly. They cover a large area of land and are extremely difficult to decompose, usually taking about 100 years before they are basically decomposed by nature.

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