The plastic bag levy will be "increased" to $1 starting from Saturday (31st), and exemptions such as frozen food will also be cancelled.
After buying frozen meat, what should citizens do if they want to avoid "sweating" and getting other items wet?
Tan Yinglin, director of Greenpeace Project, taught the way. When shopping, citizens can carry two reusable bags, one for dry goods and one for frozen food; they can also fold the used plastic bags into small bags and use them when necessary .
However, Tam Ying-lin believes that the government and enterprises should promote more packaging-free methods, so that citizens can choose to bring their own containers for shopping. In the long run, the authorities should consider not allowing free distribution of plastic bags: "It will really reduce the number of plastic bags."
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Tan Yinglin said that according to the data from the Environmental Protection Agency, the amount of plastic bag disposal dropped at the beginning of the implementation of the plastic bag levy, but it has rebounded in recent years: "I see that the public has become numb to the fee of only 5 cents." , she believes that it is only one of the deterrents. The most important thing is that the authorities should further narrow the scope of exemptions, and even consider not allowing free distribution of plastic bags: "First, it can really reduce the number of plastic bags."
In addition, Tan Yinglin pointed out that although the scope of exemption under the new measures can only have one plastic bag, there are many exceptions, including that one plastic bag cannot contain all the food, and using only one plastic bag may cause damage to the plastic bag, etc. , you can additionally request one or more free plastic bags.
She criticized the relevant exceptions as a gray area in disguise: "It will make it more difficult for the merchants to do business. Does the ordering of the samples affect the quality of the food? Is the ordering of the samples large enough?"
Tam Ying Lam believes that the authorities should provide more detailed explanations to citizens and merchants, and should also do more publicity to avoid misunderstandings in daily life, otherwise there may be a chance that merchants will fall into the law by mistake.
In the future, after purchasing refrigerated food, the exemption will no longer be granted. If the public does not want to buy plastic bags, how can they avoid "sweating" and getting other items wet?
Tan Yinglin suggested that when people go shopping, they can bring two reusable bags, one for dry goods and the other for frozen food.
She also pointed out that citizens can also carry plastic bags with them to hold frozen food. She gave an example that most large packages of biscuits have plastic packaging bags, and the relevant packaging bags can be reused after eating: "The bags are all glued and can be used Many times, it is folded and placed in a bag, and the frozen food can be put in after buying.” In addition, citizens usually have plastic food boxes after buying takeaways. Tan Yinglin suggested that they can be washed and reused. When buying bulk food such as pills , can also be used to hold food, no need to ask for plastic bags.
▼Plastic bag fee will be raised to 1 yuan from December 31▼
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Plastic bag levy︱One article to see a fresh example Buy paper-wrapped pears without free plastic bags Buy fish and crabs and get two plastic bags for free︱Two major supermarkets and YATA are actively cooperating with Wellcome to put away the self-service cash register flat pocket plastic bag levy The fee︱From 12.31 onwards, frozen food will be raised to 1 yuan, no longer free and the scope of exemption will be tightened｜Government decides to increase to 1 yuan, and the amount of materials discarded can be reduced by 25%. The goal is to implement the plastic bag levy from 12.31｜Advocate an increase to 2 yuan to discuss Xie Weiquan: Citizens have a choice but don't want a plastic bag
