Plastics are widely used in daily production and life and are important basic materials. Nonstandard production and use of plastic products and recycling and disposal of plastic waste will cause waste of energy and resources and environmental pollution. Recently, the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Shanxi Provincial People's Congress voted and adopted the provisions of Shanxi Province on the prohibition of non degradable disposable plastic products (hereinafter referred to as the provisions), a total of 25 articles, which will be implemented from July 1, 2022. What are the highlights of the regulations? How will the next step be organized and implemented? Recently, the reporter of the rule of law daily went deep into the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress and the provincial development and Reform Commission to interview the relevant persons in charge. Changing consumption habits and promoting industrial transformation "To prohibit non degradable disposable plastic products through local legislation and promote the reduction, recycling and harmless of plastic waste is not only a major measure to fight the battle of pollution prevention and control, promote the construction of ecological civilization and high-quality development, but also an inevitable requirement to meet the growing needs of the people for a beautiful ecological environment." talking about the significance of this legislation, Wang Zhigang, deputy director of the environmental and Resource Protection Committee of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, said. White pollution is a global problem, and "plastic ban" is becoming a common measure to protect the environment all over the world. "The adoption of local legislation can enhance the public's awareness of environmental and resource protection, promote the change of consumption habits and form a green lifestyle." Wang Zhigang said that while banning, it is necessary to develop, produce and promote the use of recyclable, recyclable and degradable alternative products. "Plastic ban" will play an important role in promoting the development of biodegradable plastic industry in Shanxi and promoting the green transformation and development of economy and society. Wang Zhigang said that the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress attaches great importance to the legislative work of banning non degradable disposable plastic products, intervenes in the legislative work in advance, listens to the work report of the drafting department, seriously carries out investigation, demonstration and hearing, widely solicits opinions from all walks of life, and invites the deputies of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress who put forward the legislative proposal of "banning plastics" to participate in the legislative research. On May 13, 2021, the 109th executive meeting of Shanxi provincial government studied and adopted the draft provisions. On May 25, the 27th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Provincial People's Congress conducted a preliminary review of the draft, and on July 29, the draft was adopted at the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Provincial People's Congress. Clarify the responsibilities of all parties and strengthen policy guarantee "The 'plastic ban' is a social system project and needs comprehensive treatment. Therefore, the regulations clarify the responsibilities and obligations of government departments and relevant market subjects," Wang Zhigang said. The regulations specify that people's governments at or above the county level should strengthen leadership, establish a joint meeting system and a joint law enforcement mechanism, the development and reform departments are responsible for overall coordination, the ecological environment department is responsible for the supervision and management of pollution prevention and control, and the market supervision and management, commerce, culture and tourism, urban management, postal administration and other departments are responsible for daily supervision and management and the investigation and punishment of illegal acts. At the same time, it is required to carry out publicity activities, and schools should carry out knowledge popularization and education. Encourage the public to reduce the use of non degradable disposable plastic products. In terms of the obligations and legal responsibilities of relevant market subjects, the provisions specify that the site managers should establish a management system, the operators should set up prompt signs in the business sites, and the e-commerce, express delivery, takeout and other industries should establish and improve the industry management system. In terms of policy support and safeguard measures, the provisions require people's governments at or above the county level to support the R & D, introduction and promotion of alternative materials and products, provide financial subsidies, government procurement, green credit, talent introduction and other support to enterprises producing alternatives, and establish a full biodegradable plastic product certification system and a full biodegradable plastic identification system. Agricultural film is not only an indispensable article for agricultural production, but also one of the main sources of white pollution. The regulations specifically specify the production and use of agricultural films, requiring producers to ensure product quality. Sellers shall not purchase and sell agricultural films that do not meet mandatory national standards, and users shall not discard, bury or burn them at will. They shall establish and improve the recycling system of agricultural films and support the exchange of old for new and paid acquisition. Implement the list management mode of plastic prohibition and restriction The regulations clearly prohibit and restrict the implementation of directory management for non degradable disposable plastic products. The development and Reform Department of the provincial people's Government shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, formulate a list of prohibitions and restrictions, which shall be reported to the provincial people's government for approval and published to the public. Cheng bin, member of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress and vice chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, told reporters: "plastic products are closely related to daily production and life. The state attaches great importance to the problem of plastic pollution, continuously promotes the implementation of plastic prohibition and restriction policies and laws, and defines the timetable and road map for the prevention and control of plastic pollution. In the provisions In the drafting and revision stage, we are very cautious about how to scientifically and reasonably set the scope of prohibition and restriction on use, mainly considering that the prohibition and restriction of plastics has a great impact on production and life and is closely related to the rights and interests of the people and administrative counterparts. " Cheng bin told reporters that for non degradable disposable plastic bags, the state stipulates that by the end of 2020, the use of non degradable plastic bags will be prohibited in shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, catering packaging and takeout services and various exhibition activities in urban built-up areas of municipalities directly under the central government, provincial capitals and cities specifically designated in the state plan; By establishing a centralized purchase and sales system for shopping bags in the market, the use of non degradable plastic bags in the market is standardized and restricted. By the end of 2022, the scope of implementation will be extended to all urban built-up areas above prefecture level and county built-up areas in coastal areas. By the end of 2025, the use of non degradable plastic bags will be prohibited in the market markets in the above areas. At the same time, it is stipulated that places with conditions are encouraged to stop using non degradable plastic bags in places such as urban-rural junction, township and rural fairs. "If we list the types of expression and list the scope of prohibitions, there are not only technical defects, but also lack the flexibility of timely adjustment during implementation. On the contrary, it is not conducive to the effective connection with national laws and policies, nor to the smooth transition and acceptance of the broad masses of the people and administrative counterparts in production and life," said Cheng bin. Therefore, on the basis of repeated investigation and full demonstration, the current management mode of plastic prohibition and restriction list has finally been formed. At the same time, it is stipulated that the list of prohibitions and restrictions shall include the implementation category, implementation region, implementation industry, completion time limit and other contents, and shall be dynamically adjusted. This ensures that the local laws and regulations of Shanxi are consistent with the spirit of national laws and national policies and regulations. Five measures to promote the implementation of laws and regulations "Plastic pollution control is a complex and systematic work," said Wang Ligang, member of the Party group and deputy director of Shanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission. Shanxi provincial Party committee and provincial government attach great importance to plastic pollution control and require to speed up the pace of plastic pollution control in the whole province on the basis of fully implementing the national work deployment. "The promulgation of the regulations will provide a more powerful legal guarantee for the treatment of plastic pollution in Shanxi." Wang Ligang said that in order to implement this local regulation, Shanxi Province will promote it from five aspects: First, deepen the implementation of tasks. Strengthen the territorial management of cities and counties, compact the local main responsibilities, improve the special work mechanism, promote the formation of a working force with clear responsibilities, multi-party linkage and pay close attention to implementation, and ensure the completion of annual tasks. According to the unified deployment of the state, the prohibition and restriction catalogue shall be dynamically adjusted in time. Second, strict supervision and assessment. Strengthen daily supervision, strengthen task implementation and scheduling evaluation, and timely supervise and urge the rectification of ineffective work implementation. Carry out joint special inspection and seriously deal with the problems found in the inspection according to law. Third, highlight key regional governance. Further refine the implementation plan for plastic pollution control and solidly promote the implementation of objectives and tasks. Strengthen the law enforcement and supervision of weak links and key areas such as plastic product production enterprises, shopping malls, supermarkets, market markets, catering places, mobile vendors and agricultural plastic film, so as to strictly enforce the law and ensure the effectiveness of plastic pollution control. Fourth, broaden the application of substitutes. With degradable, recyclable and easy to recycle as the main direction, the industry and Information Technology Department organized enterprises to steadily expand the production capacity and output of alternative products such as degradable plastics and environmental protection cloth bags. Formulate and issue support policies for degradable material industry chain. Commerce, agriculture and other departments shall do a good job in the connection of production, supply and marketing needs. The science and Technology Department has increased the R & D and application of degradable materials and other technologies, and carried out key core technology research and achievement transformation. Fifth, enhance the atmosphere of public opinion. Make full use of various media to strengthen the publicity of plastic pollution control. Each functional department shall actively connect with the media and do a good job in policy interpretation and publicity within the functional scope of the Department. Guide relevant social groups and the public to actively participate, gradually form a green, low-carbon and economical consumption concept, and promote plastic pollution control to become a new trend of social civilization. (Ma Chao, Wang Zhitang) (outlook new era)