China's National Development and Reform Commission and other departments hold a symposium for e-commerce express companies to strengthen plastic pollution and excessive packaging governance

Recently, the Department of Environment and Resources of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Department of E-Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce, and the Department of Market Supervision of the State Post Bureau hold a symposium on strengthening plastic pollution and excessive packaging for e-commerce express companies. Research and deploy to strengthen the control of plastic pollution and excessive packaging in the e-commerce express delivery sector during the "Double Eleven" period. Alibaba, JD.com, Suning, Pinduoduo, China Post, SF Express, Cainiao, Zhongtong, Shentong, Yunda and other e-commerce express companies, China Development and Reform News, China Post Express News, ByteDance and other relevant units responsible comrades attended the meeting.

The meeting pointed out that in recent years, various e-commerce express companies have attached great importance to the control of plastic pollution and excessive packaging, and have taken a large number of practical measures and achieved positive progress. "Double Eleven" is an important online retail node. We must pay close attention to plastic pollution and excessive packaging and never relax. The meeting emphasized that e-commerce enterprises should earnestly fulfill their corporate responsibilities, strengthen the management of settled merchants, avoid selling over-packaged goods, and promote the original direct delivery of e-commerce express mail. Delivery companies should refine and limit the excessive packaging requirements of express delivery, and reduce excessive packaging in the front-end receiving and delivery links through standardized operations. Relevant enterprises should actively innovate governance models, strengthen cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises, and actively build social brands of corporate green governance; increase publicity efforts, guide merchants to reduce the use of single-use plastic products, guide consumers to green consumption, and create a good social atmosphere.

Source: National Development and Reform Commission