In which year did China prohibit the use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws?

Legal Analysis: In 2020, China will ban the use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws.

Legal basis: Opinions of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the National Development and Reform Commission on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution (No.80 [2020] of the Development and Reform Commission). The production, sale and use of some plastic products are prohibited and restricted.

(4) Plastic products whose production and sale are prohibited. It is forbidden to produce and sell ultra-thin plastic shopping bags with a thickness of less than 0.025mm and polyethylene agricultural mulching films with a thickness of less than 0.0 1 mm.. It is forbidden to use medical waste to make plastic products. The import of waste plastics is completely banned. By the end of 2020, it is forbidden to produce and sell disposable foamed plastic tableware and disposable plastic cotton swabs; It is forbidden to produce daily chemical products containing plastic beads. By the end of 2022, it is forbidden to sell daily chemical products containing plastic beads.