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Who's responsible for plastic waste?

China Daily | Updated: 2018-06-12 07:32

THIS YEAR MARKS the 10th anniversary of the ban on ultra-thin plastic bags, and it is embarrassing that despite the ban the consumption of plastic bags has continued to grow, and will continue do so in the foreseeable future with the development of e-commerce and online food deliveries. People's Daily comments:

Last year, the express delivery industry consumed 14.7 billion plastic bags and the take-out food industry used 7.3 billion plastic bags.

And while supermarkets began charging for plastic bags to dissuade consumers from using the bags that are not environmentally friendly, it is well-known that selling plastic bags has become a reliable source of revenue for the supermarkets.

Who's responsible for plastic waste?

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