Shanghai plastic lunch box recycling rate nearly 70%

It is reported that a total of 260 million waste plastic lunch boxes were recycled in Shanghai last year, and the recycling rate is close to 70%. The "Shanghai Mode" of the "One Penny Whitewash Project" was highly praised by experts in the global foam recycling industry.

According to the “Interim Measures for the Management of Disposable Plastic Lunch Boxes in Shanghai” implemented in Shanghai since October 2000, Shanghai’s principle of “who produces, who is responsible, who pollutes, and who is responsible” stipulates that all manufacturers of disposable lunch boxes should be Dealers are required to register and pay legally for the recycling fee. For the difficult problem of recycling, Shanghai uses economic leverage to operate, with a standard lunch box of 0.01 yuan, and other disposable plastic tableware at a price of 2 yuan per kilogram. Set up a number of collection points in urban areas such as stations, docks, and airports, and organize special personnel to collect them.

After this measure was implemented, Shanghai recovered 50% in 2001 and 70% in 2002. The recovered waste is often designated as a processing plant and processed into recycled plastic particles, which can be used as filling materials, garbage bags, etc. The "one penny sweeping project" has created a lot of economic benefits while purifying the environment.