In reality, many milk tea stores, restaurants, etc., there is still a misunderstanding of the law, on the "illegal use of disposable plastic straws" is still a fluke, and always thought that a small range, small number, sneaky plastic straws will not be punished. But Shanghai's "first case" is once again prompted, The most stringent ban on plastic is really strict, not only the legislation designed by the penalties are very strict, around the law enforcement will inevitably become more and more stringent.

Plastic straw ban has been in effect for half a year, in the transition period after extensive legal awareness, mobilization and education, and now each city landing law enforcement gradually began to really up. A restaurant in Shanghai was fined 10,000 yuan for providing plastic straws in violation of the law, which is the first case in the country. Analysis of this case, it can be said that the facts of the violation of the law is clear, the administrative penalty is accurate in the application of the law, and it can be fully understood as a model for the enforcement of similar cases in the future.

"The birth of the first case"

Recently, the Shanghai Minhang District Market Supervision Bureau, based on clues, found that a bakery operated by a food company in the foreground to provide consumers with free disposable plastic straws. According to the product label, the material of the straws is labeled as PP (i.e. polypropylene), which is a non-biodegradable plastic product. Upon counting, there were 3 packages of the said plastic straws in the shop***, *** counting 300 pieces.

The bakery's illegal use of non-biodegradable plastic products violates the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (hereinafter referred to as the "Solid Waste Law"), and law enforcement officers educate the parties concerned about the law and order them to correct their illegal behavior and impose a fine of 10,000 yuan.

This case is the first case in the country after the market supervision department took over the administrative penalty authority of the Solid Waste Law in the field of business, the Minhang District Market Supervision Bureau law enforcement officers carried out an in-depth study of the complaint and report clues, and give full consideration to the knowledge of the newly revised law and the bakery's awareness of the attitude of the combination of the principle of education and punishment to give a lighter penalty.