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Highlights

  • Chinese ban on plastic bags consists of two regulations: the compulsory national standard of plastic bags and the management of compensation for the use of plastic shopping bags in retail establishments

  • The Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) is a principle where the polluting party pays for the damage done to the natural environment

  • The basic tenet of PPP is that the price of a good or service should fully reflect its total cost of pollution control

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Summary

Analysis on the ban on free plastic bags in China

Chinese ban on plastic bags consists of two regulations: the compulsory national standard of plastic bags and the management of compensation for the use of plastic shopping bags in retail establishments. The ban will make a fundamental impact on all aspects of China economy and society: from the perspective of micro level it will change the public awareness of environmental protection; from the perspective of middle-level, it will change dramatically to the production industry of plastic bags; from the perspective of macro level, namely from the perspective of the whole society in China, it will definitely help the construction of resources-saving and environmental-friendly (or eco-friendly)society and sustainable development In other words, it can improve the ecology system and save a lot of expenditure on pollution control, in the meantime, the public awareness of environmental protection and corporate social responsibility will be enhanced, which are the main intention of the. The subject on corporate social responsibility has been studied previously. (Carroll, 2007, pp.122-131)

Evaluation of the results on the ban on free plastic bags
Problems existing
Policy suggestions on the perfection of the ban on free plastic bags in China
Develop the qualified substitutes as soon as possible
Strengthen the life cycle assessment of plastic bags
Findings
Make efforts on environmental education for general public in China
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