On September 8, the Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Ecological Environment issued the Fujian Provincial Implementation Plan on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution.

The Programme requires that, by the end of 2020, the production, sale and use of some plastic products be prohibited and restricted in accordance with national deployment. By the end of 2022, the scope of the ban will be expanded in an orderly manner, consumption of disposable plastic products will be significantly reduced, alternative products will be effectively promoted, the proportion of resource-based energy utilization will be significantly increased, and a number of typical models of plastic pollution prevention and control with local characteristics will be cultivated and promoted. By 2025, the management system of plastic products will be basically established, the system of multi-pluralism will be basically formed, the level of alternative product development and application will be further improved, the amount of plastic landfill in key cities such as Fuzhou and Xiamen will be greatly reduced, and plastic pollution will be effectively controlled.

Also released is the "Prohibition, restriction of the production, sale and use of some plastic products major tasks timing schedule."

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