Chile actively explore plastic cycle reuse

Chile actively explore plastic cycle reuse

Reporter Bi Mengying "People's Daily" (September 07, 2022), 16th edition)

Some children are lying in front of the window of a plastic house to take pictures, and some children experiencing toys such as slide, transfer chairs, autumn thousands of toys ... Recently, small children's parks made of recycled plastic are open in the Cituki science in southern Chile, attracting a large number of large numbers Parents and children come to visit and play. According to reports, the local environmental protection organization of Chile called on surrounding communities to collect waste plastics and build these recycled plastic processing into children's playgrounds.

It is understood that there are two similar environmental protection children's parks under construction. Under the encouragement of this environmental creativity, the community is currently recovering nearly 2 tons of plastic daily. The mayor of Teimo City, Neula City, said that it was possible to successfully use the recycling plastic construction of the children's playground, which is inseparable from the joint efforts of community residents. Everyone collectively collects plastic waste, and there are more environmental protection facilities. A parent said that after learning about the origin of the children's park, her daughter said excitedly that she would also develop the habit of garbage classification in the future, donating recycled plastic to the community, "Children's Paradise provides children with entertainment and socializing At the same time as space, the concept of low -carbon environmental protection is cultivated subtly.

In recent years, Chile has actively explored the management and cycle of plastic waste. In 2018, Chile officially promulgated the "prohibition method" to prohibit all supermarkets and shops across the country from providing plastic bags to customers, becoming the first Latin American country to comprehensively prohibit merchants from providing plastic bags to shoppers. The "prohibited plastic method" sets a certain buffer period. From the initial limited plastic bag to the last number of plastic bags, it is not allowed to provide any free or charging plastic bags to the shoppers, and offenders will be fined. Since August 3, 2020, all supermarkets and shops have been completely banned.

This year, Chile further launched a new regulations for plastic limitation, and it is forbidden to use plastic products such as disposable tableware, lunch boxes, straws, straws and other plastic products in the catering industry for 3 years. Fernandez, deputy minister of Chile, pointed out that this new regulation is of great significance that will further reduce the use of one -time plastic in the Chilean society and help reduce pollution and protect the environment.

As the concept of environmental protection has gradually become popular, the local people are accustomed to carrying environmental protection shopping bags for shopping. Hu An, a resident of San Diego, showed the shopping bags made of corn starch on the Internet. The bags can be reused and can be completely degraded within 3 months. The website also provides environmentally friendly bag customization services, and consumers can design text or patterns on the bag by themselves. Hu An said: "I plan to customize some shopping bags to give them to my family. This gift is very environmentally friendly and meaningful."

(The cover picture comes from the Internet)

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