Protecting our planet is the common responsibility of every country, every nation and every citizen. Not long ago, the United Nations Environment Program announced that it will award the "Champion of the Earth Award", the highest honor of the United Nations in the field of environmental protection, to China's new model of Marine plastic waste management "Blue Cycle". Following the construction of Saihanba Forest Farm in Hebei province, the management of Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, and the "ten million project" in Zhejiang, China's environmental protection actions once again won this honor, fully reflecting China's firm determination and extraordinary achievements in promoting green and low-carbon development.

The 2024 Chinaplas Rubber & Plastics Exhibition was held from April 23 to April 26, 2024 at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai Hongqiao.

According to the statistics from 1949 to 2018, the recycling and reuse rate of waste plastics in China is only 30%, about half of the waste plastics are incinerated or buried with domestic waste, and the remaining 20% or so enter the natural environment without any treatment. It can be seen that the treatment status of waste plastics in China is very serious and needs to be improved.

Global use of plastics has been on a steady rise over the past 60 years, and plastic production has soared from 2 million tons in 1950 to 348 million tons in 2017

In 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MOE) will issue the "Technical Specification for Waste Plastic Pollution Control (Draft for Consultation)"

In September 2021, Peru and Rwanda joined more than 30 countries to submit a proposal for an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution to the United Nations Environment

The demand for recycled sustainable products in the marketplace is continuing to grow due to consumer preferences and national legislation requiring the use of more recycled materials, said Dieter Henau