China News Service, September 23. According to the website of the State Post Bureau, on September 22, the State Post Bureau held a postal industry plastic pollution control work promotion meeting in Beijing. Zhao Min, a member of the party group and deputy director of the State Post Bureau, pointed out that it is necessary to continue to promote express delivery. Packaging standardization, greening, reduction and recyclability, supervise and urge shipping companies to purchase environmentally friendly packaging, and promote the large-scale application of recyclable and foldable express packaging.
Data map: logistics staff sort the express.
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Zhao Min emphasized that the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste", "Measures for the Safety Supervision and Administration of Postal Industry Delivery" and other regulations stipulate the content of plastic packaging management. According to the national plastic pollution control work deployment, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, The postal express outlets in the six provinces (cities) of Fujian and Guangdong must ban the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags and disposable plastic woven bags before the end of 2022, reduce the use of non-degradable plastic tape, and implement it in the entire industry before the end of 2025 .
Zhao Min pointed out that the treatment of plastic pollution involves the production, sales, use, and recycling of plastic packaging, involving enterprises, governments, and users, and is a complex systematic project.
Post management departments at all levels must insist on proceeding from reality, based on departmental responsibilities, focus on internal and external coordination, strengthen interaction between the upper and lower levels, strengthen the implementation of responsibilities, and coordinate and systematically advance the management of plastic pollution in the industry and other ecological and environmental protection work.
One must accurately locate the plan.
Based on the basic positioning of the postal industry as the plastic packaging industry, earnestly fulfill industry responsibilities, and actively promote the connection and coordination between upstream and downstream.
The second is to find out the status quo.
Carry out in-depth investigations, fully grasp the status quo, and scientifically formulate work measures to lay a solid foundation for the industry's plastic pollution control work.
The third is to adhere to comprehensive measures.
Continue to promote the standardization, greening, reduction and recyclability of express packaging, supervise and urge shipping companies to purchase environmentally friendly packaging, and promote the large-scale application of recyclable and foldable express packaging.
Continue to increase the industry's green supply and provide more solutions for the industry's plastic pollution control.
The fourth is to focus on overall coordination.
Organically integrate the industry's plastic pollution control work with relevant pilot demonstrations, make full use of existing carriers and platforms to integrate relevant resources, and seize the opportunity to improve the system of industry plastic pollution control work.
Zhao Min also requested that postal administrative departments at all levels should strengthen organization and implementation to promote the industry's plastic pollution control to achieve practical results.
One is to strengthen organizational leadership.
To put the industry plastic pollution control in a more prominent position, as an extremely important work for the present and for a period of time to continue to advance.
Local postal administrations must implement the requirements of the National Development and Reform Commission to “establish and improve the work responsibility system in which the province takes overall responsibility and the city takes the main responsibility”, actively report to local party committees and governments, and promote the integration of green governance of express packaging into the overall pattern of local ecological and environmental protection , Implement territorial management responsibilities.
The second is to strengthen supervision and inspection.
Supervise and inspect well in accordance with the law, and urge delivery companies to fully implement their main responsibilities through "double random" inspections, joint inspections, and other methods, and promptly handle problems found in accordance with the law.
The third is to improve support and guarantee.
It is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity of local legislation to actively promote the increase of industry ecological and environmental protection related content to provide a solid legal guarantee for the treatment of plastic pollution in the industry.
Continuously improve the supervision system around the implementation of responsibilities and improve the effectiveness of supervision.
The fourth is extensive publicity and guidance.
Intensify the publicity and implementation of laws, regulations, standards and policies, extensively carry out publicity and mobilization, and urge delivery companies to effectively enhance their awareness and ability to operate in accordance with laws and regulations, and strengthen the implementation of policies.