On January 1, 2021, Wuhan implemented the most stringent "plastic ban" in history, stipulating that major businesses, supermarkets, restaurants, etc. prohibit the sale and use of non-degradable plastic shopping bags and non-degradable disposable plastic tableware. At present, supermarkets in Wuhan have begun to use new biodegradable plastic shopping bags. The use of eco-friendly shopping bags has been fully popularized and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. So how should citizens and friends identify biodegradable eco-friendly shopping bags? According to professionals, "jj" is the logo of a biodegradable plastic shopping bag.
The environmental pollution caused by the extensive use of disposable plastic products is obvious to all. Starting from June 1, 2008, China's law stipulates that the relevant system for the paid use of plastic shopping bags can be implemented in all retail stores, and ultra-thin plastic bags with a thickness of less than 0.025 mm shall not be used. After more than ten years of exploration and practice, the "plastic restriction order" has been upgraded to a "plastic ban order", and biodegradable plastic environmentally friendly shopping bags have also emerged.
In the "Biodegradable Plastic Shopping Bags" document issued by the state, the identification of biodegradable plastic shopping bags is regulated. At present, the China National Light Industry Council has organized relevant units to launch the "Guidelines for the Classification and Labeling of Degradable Plastic Products" to further clarify and standardize the text and graphic logos of biodegradable plastic products.
This graphic logo is a circular circle with arrows, "jj" (degradable pinyin initials), material abbreviations (such as PBAT, PLA, PBS, etc.), names of six degradable environments (optional), product national safety standards, and product name combinations. Green smiley face pattern. The "jj" anthropomorphic form adopts a reasonable layout with a small left and a large right structure, which embodies the design concept of being small and old, and everyone caring for the ecological environment.
When citizens buy or use plastic bags, as long as there is a "jj" mark on the bag, it is a degradable plastic environmental protection shopping bag.
The production of biodegradable plastic eco-friendly shopping bags is basically the same as the production of traditional non-degradable plastic bags in terms of technology and process. The technology and process design are mature, and only the production materials used are different. For example, it's like cooking by ourselves. The traditional non-degradable plastic bag production method is the traditional non-degradable plastic bag production method with rice cookers. The raw materials are changed to corn and rice. In other words, plastic bags made of biodegradable materials are degradable plastic shopping bags.
