海南開始實施"禁塑令"

Disposable plastic bags and tableware that are non-degradable have been banned from production, sale and use starting Tuesday in China's island province of Hainan.

12月1日起，海南省全面禁止一次性不可降解塑料袋、塑料餐飲具等用品的生產、銷售及使用。

The first batch of items to be banned include products such as disposable plastic bags, packaging bags, meal boxes, bowls, drink cups and straws made from non-biodegradable polymers.

列入首批禁塑名錄的產品包括一次性塑料袋、包裝袋、餐盒、碗、水杯以及吸管等不可降解聚合物製品。

On the list of substitutes are items such as biodegradable plastic bags; paper, cloth and linen bags; and reusable baskets made of plastic or other materials such as wicker and bamboo, according to the provincial authorities.

海南省政府表示，可使用的替代品包括可降解塑料袋、紙袋、布袋以及亞麻布袋，可重複使用的塑料籃子、柳條籃、竹籃等。

Starting in August, the province launched a pilot program on phasing out single-use non-degradable plastic products in places such as Party and government organizations, State-owned enterprises, schools, tourist attractions, big supermarkets and hospitals.

今年8月起，海南分階段、分區域、分重點在全省黨政機關事業單位、國企、學校、旅遊景區、大型商超、醫院等重點行業場所開展“禁塑”試點工作。

Hainan has also been cultivating and developing eco-friendly substitutes for non-degradable plastic products. It is expected to form a complete industrial chain of fully biodegradable materials and products between 2022 and 2023.

海南省一直在培育發展不可降解塑料產品的環保替代產品，將於2022年至2023年前後形成全生物降解材料及製品完整產業鏈。

Currently, seven enterprises in the province are able to produce fully biodegradable plastics. By year-end, their production capacity of biodegradable plastic films and bags is set to hit 32,000 tons a year, while that of tableware would reach 11,000 tons a year.

目前已有7家省內企業具備全生物降解塑料製品生產能力，年底可形成膜袋類產能3.2萬噸/年，餐飲具產能約1.1萬噸/年。