From this case, it can be seen that on the one hand, the government should strengthen normalization supervision and conduct regular spot checks on industries that use straws at high frequency, such as catering, and find that businesses who use straws in violation of regulations will be punished according to law to ensure "zero tolerance" in management;

On the other hand, it is necessary to promote the upgrading of the upstream industrial chain of straws, eliminate backward enterprises that continue to produce disposable plastic straws through policy guidance, and encourage more enterprises to introduce cost-effective alternative products through innovation. This two-pronged approach can make disposable plastic straws "delist" as soon as possible.

The first case in China after "Prohibition"

Recently, Shanghai Minhang District Market Supervision Bureau found a disposable plastic straw provided by a bakery to consumers free of charge, which is made of PP (polypropylene) and belongs to non-degradable plastic products. The bakery violated the relevant provisions of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, so it was fined 1 10,000 yuan.

Article 106 of the Solid Waste Law stipulates that those who fail to comply with the relevant state regulations prohibiting or restricting the use of disposable plastic products such as non-degradable plastic bags shall be fined from 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan. It can be seen that this kind of punishment adopts the "lower limit" and is more of a warning function. But those who break the law will be prosecuted, which shows the rigidity and majesty of the law.