TheStateCounciloftheChinesegovernmentissuedabanonplasticsbagsinsupermarkets,departmentstoresandallthemarketsonJan.1,2008,whichmeansthatplasticbagsusedtobefreeofchargewillnotbeprovidedtothecustomers.
Thepublicresponsetothisissueistremendous.Hereistheresultofasurveyconductedbyafamouswebsiteabouthowpeopleconsiderthebanonplasticbags.
65%ofthepeoplethinkhighlyoftheban,forwhitepollutionmustbedealtwithurgently.TheChinesepopulationisverylarge,whichmeansthatwehavetowastealotofenergyinproducingplasticbags.Moreimportantly,thisservesasagoodchancetopromotepublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.Undoubtedly,theoveruseandpoortreatmentoftheplasticproductsmakeseriousenergywasteandenvironmentalpollutionpossible.
28%ofthesurveyedexpresstheirdisprovalofthenewpolicy.Theystatethattheyhavebeenaccustomedtotheconveniencebroughtbytheplasticshoppingbags.Besides,thealternativeisnotavailableonthemarket.
7%thinkthatthereisnopointinforbiddingshoppingbagslikethis.Theyarepessimisticaboutthefutureintheeventofthepoorpublicawarenessofenvironmentprotectionandlackofstrictregulations.