Impacts of the"Global Instrument on Plastic Pollution"and potential countermeasures for the coastal provinces in Eastern China——a case study of Zhejiang Province
Plastic products are widely used and are also a significant source of environmental pollution.The United Nations Environment Assembly intends to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution by 2024,aiming at controlling the total consumption of plastics and putting an end to plastic pollution.This will be the most important environmental multilateral agreement since the Paris Agreement.Zhejiang is a major plastic production,consumption and export province.Facing the increasingly tightening intemational situation,how to turn the global"plastic ban"into Zhejiang's opportunity and implement the"actively adapting to the international economic and trade rules and reconstructing the direction,and taking the lead in environmental protection and other aspects"pointed out by General Secretary Xi Jinping when inspecting Zhejiang,are the urgent issues to be considered.Based on analyzing the main directions and practices of the global"plastic ban",this paper systematically examined the opportunities and challenges faced by Zhejiang Province,and put forward relevant policy suggestions such as green transformation of traditional industries,high-quality development of alternative industries,enhancing international participation in plastic pollution control,and improving the green consumption system.
global plastic restrictionsplastic pollution controlmarine plastic pollutiontotal life cycle management of plastics
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