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Macao SAR legislates to "restrict plastic" and charge 1 yuan per plastic bag

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core tip: the Executive Council of the Macao SAR announced on the 14th that it has completed the discussion of the draft law on the restriction of the provision of plastic bags, and proposed to implement the control measures of "plastic bag charging" for the provision of plastic bags in retail activities, The merchant will charge mop 1 for each plastic bag

the Executive Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region announced on the 14th that it had completed the discussion on the draft law on "restrictions on the provision of plastic bags", suggesting that the control measures of "plastic bag charging" should be implemented for the provision of plastic bags in retail activities, and merchants should charge mop 1 per plastic bag

the bill suggests that in retail behavior, plastic bags must be provided to others in a paid manner, and the following must be paid for each: plastic bags have been published by the chief executive, otherwise it is easy to cause machine failure and affect the use of "special and then check whether the experimental machine is firm; secondly, consider whether there is air in the oil system" the price set by the instructions of the bulletin

the act sets exceptions, especially for health and safety reasons. It stipulates that plastic bags can be provided free of charge for containing food or drugs that are not pre packaged, food or drugs that are not airtight packaged, food or drugs that should be kept in hot and cold conditions, and goods that are subject to the safety restrictions on carrying hand luggage in the airport restricted area

the bill also suggests that the environmental protection bureau should be responsible for monitoring the compliance with the law. If the relevant provisions restricting the provision of plastic bags are violated, a fine of mop 1000 will be imposed

in case of violation of cooperation obligations, a fine of mop 10000 will be imposed

in addition, the bill suggests that in order to strengthen publicity and education, improve environmental awareness and promote the reduction of the provision of plastic bags, the bill stipulates that publicity materials related to the provision of plastic bags must be posted in a prominent place in retail places

Tan Weiwen, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, said that according to relevant data, there were about 1400 tons of solid waste in Macao in 2018, of which about 23% were plastic materials, and 13% of these 23% were plastic bags. The authorities conservatively estimated that the disposal of plastic bags could be reduced by no less than 50% after the implementation of the act