Plastic bag levy︱One article to see a fresh example Buy paper-wrapped pears without free plastic bags Buy fish and crabs get two free

The "Optimized Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme" will be implemented on December 31, and the minimum charging level will be raised from the current 50 cents to 1 yuan.

At the same time, the exemption of plastic bags for frozen or frozen food will be abolished, and the scope of exemption for plastic bags used for hygienic reasons will be tightened.

"Hong Kong 01" sorts out some of the situations that you may encounter in daily life, and answers for readers whether they can be exempted.

▼Plastic bag charges will be raised to RMB 1 from December 31▼

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After the implementation of the plan, whether the bags used for food hygiene such as fruit and raw meat can be exempted depends on the situation. If the food is not packaged, or it is not completely contained in any package (that is, part of it is exposed), it can be exempted ; Vegetables and fruits are not exempted when the food has been completely packaged and there is no exposure.

1: Vegetables and fruits

After the tightening, if you buy bulk vegetables in the market, you will continue to receive free plastic bags; however, vegetables that have been put in plastic bags and weighed in supermarkets will no longer be able to get free plastic bags because they are food.

Bulk potatoes in the market are not packaged, so you can continue to get free plastic bags; but if you buy packaged tomatoes, you need to pay a plastic bag fee of one yuan if you ask for a plastic bag.

Whether you can get a free plastic bag depends on whether it is "completely contained in the package".

Take the pear in Xiangzhong as an example, only part of it is covered by film, it is not considered to be completely contained in the package, and you can get free glue; but if the whole is covered by film or paper, it is listed as fully contained in the package, and the customer asks for it Plastic bags will cost one yuan.

2. Bread

The bread on the bread shelf is generally not packaged. Of course, you can ask the clerk to provide free plastic bags.

However, if it has already been covered with a plastic bag and no part is exposed, you can still ask the clerk for a plastic bag at present, but if you need it from December 31, you will need to pay a plastic bag fee of one yuan.

3. Frozen food

Currently, when buying frozen food, it is not in bulk or packaged. The store needs to provide free plastic bags, because sweating from frozen food is a hygienic problem.

Starting from December 31, when buying bulk pills and other foods, the plastic bags used to contain them are of course still free; however, packaged frozen foods are "completely contained in the packaging", so asking for plastic bags is no longer free.

If you buy chicken wings in bulk at a frozen butcher shop, the plastic bags are free.

However, if the chicken wings are packed in a sealed box or bag, even though it is a frozen food, the store will no longer provide free plastic bags from December 31.

4. Foods with bone-piercing and sharp shells

When buying fish, shrimp and crabs at seafood stalls, there are always plastic bags, and the shop assistants often put in a second plastic bag to prevent the sharp seafood from piercing the first plastic bag.

Under the new regulations, is the second plastic bag still free?

The answer is no change, because according to the principle of "there may be a risk of damage to the free plastic bag", once it is damaged, the entire batch of food cannot be contained, so more than one free plastic bag can be obtained.

However, if the seafood has been packaged in the supermarket, according to the principle of "completely contained in the package", no free plastic bags can be obtained.

5. Meat

The fresh pork bought in the market is also free of plastic bags because it is not packaged; but the meat bought in the supermarket, if it has been wrapped in plastic film and plastic discs, although it is food, it will not be allowed from December 31. Enjoy free plastic bags, even ordinary flat bags are no longer free.

In principle, you can get a free plastic bag when you buy fresh pork, but many housewives will find that when buying pork bones, such as chopped ribs or ribs, the sharp bones may pierce the plastic bag, so can I ask for an extra one?

According to reasons such as "there may be a risk of damage to the free plastic bags", customers should be able to make requests.

After the implementation of the plan, food delivery can continue to be exempted, but it must meet the following four basic conditions before it can be considered as food delivery.

- available for immediate consumption (the food is in a state ready for consumption on the spot)

- prepared on the spot (the food is manufactured at the point of sale or is cooked in any way, or otherwise processed for sale)

- at the time of sale, the intention of the seller Intended for consumption outside of the place where it was sold

- not in airtight packaging

If the above conditions are met, the takeaway plastic bags can be exempted.

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