On June 1, the country officially restricted the use of plastic shopping bags. Ultra-thin plastic bags cannot be produced, sold or used, and plastic bags with acceptable thickness are used for a fee. The implementation of this policy should be able to reduce white pollution to a certain extent and have a positive effect on improving the efficiency of waste disposal.
However, a careful analysis of the proportion of ultra-thin plastic bags in the white pollution caused by all disposable plastic products? In the daily life of the people, there are quite a few disposable plastic products. Water cups, cutlery, tablecloths, slippers, medicine bottles, beverage bottles, ballpoint pens, washing liquid bottles, industrial packaging, etc. are all in this camp. The pollution caused by these items cannot be ignored. Therefore, the simple "plastic limit" has a limited effect on environmental protection. The data shows that the number of plastic bags consumed in China is about 50 billion. In order for such a huge quantity to decline, "restriction" may be only one of the ways. The only way out is to find a substitute for plastic products as soon as possible, in order to reduce the white pollution in essence.