We have heard and talked about it for quite a long time: curbing so-called "white" pollution. However, we still use white polystyrene foam food containers and other disposable plastic products, which largely constitute this form of garbage.
Pastry king, a well-known local fast food chain, is still distributing take-away food in these PS foam containers, although according to a decree of the central government, they should be eliminated before 20001February 3 1. One of the waiters said in his store on Li Hong Road on Monday that they would switch to environmentally friendly containers "at some point in the future".
However, Pastry King Store, a member store of Wal-Mart in Sam, is offering take-away food in light brown biodegradable containers. Liang, an employee of Sam member store, told Shenzhen Daily yesterday that Sam member store required Pastry King Store to do so in the contract.
Liang said that during the Spring Festival holiday, all departments of the club switched to biodegradable containers.
Zhao Hua of the Energy Department of Shenzhen Economic Development Bureau said on Monday that big companies and retailers such as Wal-Mart and CR Vanguard have responded to the law and switched to biodegradable containers. Shenzhen Economic Development Bureau is one of the five municipal government departments involved in curbing white pollution in Shenzhen. But she admits that this is only the tip of the iceberg of the seemingly endless white pollution war in this city.
Zhao Bureau has held many meetings with four other relevant departments. Luo Wei, who is in charge of reviewing this "response" by the Shenzhen Legal Affairs Bureau, said that what they proposed was not a feasible solution, but a response or amendment to the central government's decree. "Echo" has now been passed to the municipal government and is expected to be officially announced in the near future. However, Luo said that she was not sure whether this wording could play an important role in eliminating white pollution in cities. "We don't lack laws, regulations or decrees. What is really worrying is the effective implementation of these laws or regulations, "Luo said.
Zhao Hua admits that cities like Shanghai and other coastal cities, which are sensitive to the image of their tourist destinations, have done better in this respect. Zhao said: "It is said that Shanghai has formulated a very detailed manual to guide how to carry out the containment work, and Hainan has even banned the use of disposable foam slippers in hotels." .
Liu, president of Shenzhen Xunbao Investment Development Co., Ltd., a local manufacturer of degradable food containers, is very eager to hear the decision of the municipal government on this matter. "Since the beginning of this year, I have seen orders flying in. Once the government announces its position on this issue, I will expand production. "