Summary
The document assesses plastic pollution in China, highlighting significant production and leakage into oceans, and contrasts this with the EU's comprehensive regulatory framework. It details EU strategies such as the Waste Framework Directive, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and the 'Plastics 2030' strategy, which aims for 100% reusable or recyclable plastic packaging by 2030. The report suggests China adopt similar integrated land-sea management, eco-design standards, and international cooperation to combat plastic waste.
Key insights
- China is a major global producer and consumer of plastics; in 2017, its production was 75.155 million tonnes, approximately one-quarter of the world's total, with annual consumption exceeding 100 million tonnes when including imports.
- The EU employs a hierarchical waste management priority (prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling, recovery, and disposal) anchored by the Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) and its 2018 revision.
- The EU 'Plastics 2030' strategy sets ambitious targets: 60% of plastic packaging to be reused or recycled by 2030, and 100% by 2040, while aiming to increase sorting and recycling capacity fourfold compared to 2015 levels by 2030.
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- ClientEarth (n.d.). 积极应对废塑料和 海洋塑料污染. https://www.clientearth.org/media/w3bjclca/积极应对废塑料和海洋塑料污染.pdf
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- @techreport{clientearthnd, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{积极应对废塑料和 海洋塑料污染}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/w3bjclca/积极应对废塑料和海洋塑料污染.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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