By 2025, China's plastic pollution will be halved

2018/8/28 10:10:46

On August 18, the first zero waste day launch conference and the theme salon of "accelerating plastic reduction, I have action" was held in Beijing. Kim jong-ho, director of the world wide fund for nature China, said at the event that the ef…

On August 18, the first zero waste day launch conference and the theme salon of "accelerating plastic reduction, I have action" was held in Beijing. Kim jong-ho, director of the world wide fund for nature China, said at the event that the effective reduction in the use of disposable plastic straws was an important step in the reduction of plastics. One goal of the push for zero waste is to halve China's plastic pollution by 2025.

2018 world environment day theme of "model of war victory", this year also marks the "plastic limit order" on the tenth anniversary, organizers called on the public from daily life, convey the zero waste and attitude, reduce the use of disposable plastic products, and each year in the future will be the third Saturday in August, zero waste day theme activities, let the "zero waste" become the norm in their lives.

"According to the international Marine clean day campaign, plastic straws consistently rank among the top 10 types of waste in the annual net beach event. Kim said as he introduced the WWF's "remaking the future" joint action strategy.

Although the use of disposable plastic straws has brought temporary convenience and enjoyment to some people, it has caused lasting and extensive harm to people's living environment and health.

Kim said he wants to reduce the "dominoes", from the disposable plastic straws began to tear down. He also hopes the success of this step will lead to a broader and stronger reduction consensus and action across industries, and halve China's plastic pollution by 2025.

MAO da, executive director of zero waste alliance, introduced the definition of zero waste at the salon: "zero waste is both a goal and a strategy. It requires us to work to produce less waste, to constantly reduce waste incineration and landfill, and ultimately to achieve or close to zero emissions."

In the eight years since its founding, the zero waste alliance has 93 partners in 20 provinces and cities. The organization works on garbage classification in more than 500 urban communities. Reducing the use of 7 million illegal plastic bags; Participated in more than 40 consultation activities on waste related policies, and practiced the concept of "zero waste" with actions.

Zhejiang plastics industry association