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| China Taiwan starting in July restricting the use of plastic tray trial (box) shall |
| Writer£ºAdmin | Add Time £º2009/9/7 |
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, made this month, with a resolution to the Environmental Protection Department since September 1 to promote the Restricted plastics (including Styrofoam) boxes, and fresh egg trays, pastries bread box, the EPA assessment that the rash restricted to discontent, decided to invite the industry on a trial basis starting in July, the voluntary sector will be awarded with grants.
In addition, the EPA had to specify in order to PLA (polylactic acid) material of the packaging material, such as a plastic tray fresh alternative materials, but also by legislators, environmental groups, the plastics industry questioned the EPD would be suspected Figure Bartlett manufacturers, EPA has been canceled designated PLA as an alternative material, as long as the pilot, when any biodegradable material can be.
The department said the Legislative Yuan's resolution is not a legally binding document with, and can not do can not be forced. Overall limit of materials is a tool with a large, must take into account the impact on the industry, people used to change the back-end recovery, etc., but also have enough time to educate the public.
The department said only from September 1 more than four months, in order to limit use, it proved impossible. Therefore decided to start with a small-scale trials, and to reward store operators invited to participate, the pilot is willing to subsidize the industry. Six months after the trial, if results are good, the EPD will consider expanding the scope of the feasibility of restricting the use of.
EPA previously designated PLA (polylactic acid) material as a plastic packaging material fresh tray of alternative materials, in the share of criticism, the EPA also corrected himself and said that as long as the trial period, any biodegradable material will do.
EPA analysis, the majority of fresh market is a styrofoam tray material, egg boxes are mostly PVC with PET material, pastries bread boxes are mostly OPS (biaxial extension of polystyrene) material, three kinds of products together with about 6 per month 15 metric tons.
EPA said that to encourage the industry to adopt more environmentally friendly packaging materials is an international trend, biodegradable compostable material, even if the flow of fabric in the environment, but also can be gradually broken down. |
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