Since when did Shanghai ban the use of disposable plastic shopping bags?

From 2002111,disposable plastic shopping bags (including degradable and non-degradable plastic shopping bags) are prohibited in shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores and other places and various exhibition activities in the city, and small shops and convenience stores are not restricted. For the sake of hygiene and food safety, plastic pre-packaged bags, self-rolled bags and fresh-keeping bags used to hold bulk fresh food, cooked food, pasta and other commodities are not subject to this restriction.

It is suggested that the general public should bring their own environmental protection bags to the above places for shopping, and disposable plastic shopping bags will no longer be provided at the cashier in the above places.

Characteristics of the new round of plastic reduction action

The "Implementation Plan" puts forward relevant requirements for production, sales, use, recycling and disposal, and adopts measures such as "source reduction, terminal control, circulation promotion and leakage prevention" to build a management model covering the whole life cycle of plastic products, guide the whole society to establish the concept of green consumption, and promote the reduction, recycling and recycling of plastic products.