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An Environmental Dilemma for China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Explosion of Disposable Plastic Wastes
Authors:Liu  Jianli  Vethaak  A Dick  An  Lihui  Liu  Qiang  Yang  Yunfei  Ding  Jiannan
Institution:1.School of Textile Science and Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214021, China
;2.Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, Boussinesqweg 1, Delft, 2629 HV, the Netherlands
;3.Department of Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, the Netherlands
;4.State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
;5.Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 4648601, Japan
;6.Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing, 210036, China
;7.School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
;
Abstract:

Plastic pollution control has been on top of the political agenda in China. In January 2020, China announced a phased ban on the production and usage of various types of single-use plastics as a solution to environmental pollution problems. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 seems to be a new obstacle to the ban on single-use plastic products. To basically satisfied the daily necessities and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 under the background of the regular epidemic prevention and control in China, online ordering, contactless delivery and wearing mask have become an important and feasible way of daily life. However, the unrestrained use of disposable plastic bags, lunch boxes and masks within the nationwide quarantine leads to hundreds of millions of plastics wastes every day. The potential environmental pollution caused by the use of disposable plastic products during the pandemic should arouse social concern. The Chinese government should manage environmental protection in parallel with anti-pandemic endeavors as the situation of the pandemic evolves.

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