BEIJING: China on Sunday released an ambitious plan to ban or significantly reduce the production and use of environmentally unfriendly plastic products in the next five years to contain pollution. The production and sales of single-use foam plastic tableware and plastic swabs will be banned by the end of 2020. For instance, non-degradable single-use plastic straws will be banned by the end of 2020, while non-degradable single-use plastic tableware will be banned from dining-in in cities. By the end of 2025, the use of non-degradable single-use plastic tableware for take-out in cities should be cut by 30 percent, according to the document. Moreover, all hotels and guesthouses should stop using single-use plastic wares by 2025, while postal and express service outlets should cease using non-degradable plastic packaging, plastic tape and single-use plastic woven bags.

Source: Manila Times January 19, 2020 17:08 UTC