China will gradually ban or restrict the production, sales and use of certain plastics while promoting their degradable, recycle-friendly alternatives, according to a statement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. - AFP
BEIJING: China on Sunday (Jan 18) announced an ambitious plan to ban or significantly reduce the production and use of environmentally-unfriendly plastic products in the next five years to contain pollution.
The country will gradually ban or restrict the production, sales and use of certain plastics while promoting their degradable, recycle-friendly alternatives, according to a statement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
