海南开始实施"禁塑令"

Disposable plastic bags and tableware that are non-degradable have been banned from production, sale and use starting Tuesday in China's island province of Hainan.

12月1日起，海南省全面禁止一次性不可降解塑料袋、塑料餐饮具等用品的生产、销售及使用。

The first batch of items to be banned include products such as disposable plastic bags, packaging bags, meal boxes, bowls, drink cups and straws made from non-biodegradable polymers.

列入首批禁塑名录的产品包括一次性塑料袋、包装袋、餐盒、碗、水杯以及吸管等不可降解聚合物制品。

On the list of substitutes are items such as biodegradable plastic bags; paper, cloth and linen bags; and reusable baskets made of plastic or other materials such as wicker and bamboo, according to the provincial authorities.

海南省政府表示，可使用的替代品包括可降解塑料袋、纸袋、布袋以及亚麻布袋，可重复使用的塑料篮子、柳条篮、竹篮等。

Starting in August, the province launched a pilot program on phasing out single-use non-degradable plastic products in places such as Party and government organizations, State-owned enterprises, schools, tourist attractions, big supermarkets and hospitals.

今年8月起，海南分阶段、分区域、分重点在全省党政机关事业单位、国企、学校、旅游景区、大型商超、医院等重点行业场所开展“禁塑”试点工作。

Hainan has also been cultivating and developing eco-friendly substitutes for non-degradable plastic products. It is expected to form a complete industrial chain of fully biodegradable materials and products between 2022 and 2023.

海南省一直在培育发展不可降解塑料产品的环保替代产品，将于2022年至2023年前后形成全生物降解材料及制品完整产业链。

Currently, seven enterprises in the province are able to produce fully biodegradable plastics. By year-end, their production capacity of biodegradable plastic films and bags is set to hit 32,000 tons a year, while that of tableware would reach 11,000 tons a year.

目前已有7家省内企业具备全生物降解塑料制品生产能力，年底可形成膜袋类产能3.2万吨/年，餐饮具产能约1.1万吨/年。