"The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China made people more clearly understand and realize the urgency of China's carbon peak and carbon neutral work, and pointed out the direction for enterprises to take positive and stable work measures and promote the formation of a green and low-carbon production and lifestyle based on reality." After studying the report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the heads of relevant enterprises in the plastic resource utilization industry said that the report content has greatly enhanced the confidence of the industry in accelerating green and low-carbon development.
It is understood that the recycling of plastics will not only help solve the problem of environmental pollution caused by plastic waste, but also help reduce energy consumption, thereby reducing carbon emissions.
The reality is that a report of the United Nations Environment Programme in 2018 showed that only 9% of the 9 billion tons of plastic products produced in the world were recycled, about 12% were burned, and the remaining 79% were eventually stacked in landfills or entered the natural environment.
As a major country in the production, production and consumption of plastic raw materials, China has been actively promoting the resource utilization of plastics and contributing to China's plan for the effective disposal of plastic waste globally.
In 2020, China's plastic output will be more than 100 million tons, and the output of plastic products above designated size will exceed 76 million tons. According to statistics, China recycles nearly 19 million tons of various plastics every year. While providing high-quality industrial raw materials, it can reduce about 45% of sewage discharge and 60% - 70% of energy consumption compared with the use of raw resources.
The 14th Five Year Plan of Action for Plastic Pollution Control issued by China requires that we actively promote the reduction of plastic production and use at the source, increase the recycling of plastic waste, improve the harmless disposal level of plastic waste, and encourage the use of plastic waste at the same level and with high added value.
According to the requirements of the industry, Hu Xichao, the chairman of Shanghai Tianqiang Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., who has been engaged in the circular economy industry for 23 years, was deeply impressed by the contents of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. She said: "From the perspective of harmonious coexistence between people and nature, plastic recycling enterprises should take active actions to seek innovation in waste recycling system construction, waste classification, 'two networks integration' plastic pollution prevention and control, promote the development of circular economy, implement the requirements of 'waste free city' construction, and help achieve the 'double carbon' goal."
Liu Yupeng, president of Guangdong Yingtuo Industrial Holding Co., Ltd., said: "The first step in China's three-step carbon neutral strategy is to focus on the control of the total amount of fossil energy. By realizing high-quality plastic recycling, we can effectively reduce the use of primary fossil energy, further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help achieve energy conservation and carbon reduction."
Liu Yupeng said that at present, plastic recycling enterprises should timely understand the relevant policy trends, master the basic strategy of carbon trading, integrate specific emission reduction actions into production and operation, strive to adjust the energy structure and industrial structure, carry out work from low-carbon technology research and development, product design, operation management, supply chain management and other aspects, actively seek to develop carbon assets, and participate in carbon trading.
