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Shops ignore ban on plastic bags and straws
From:Shine  |  2021-01-06 20:38

Officials inspect a pharmacy in Huangpu District on Wednesday.

Hu Min / SHINE

Officials inspect a supermarket in Minhang District on Wednesday.

Some local beverage and catering businesses were found still providing non-degradable plastic straws or bags despite a ban which took effect this year.

Plastic bags, even if degradable, are banned in the city's shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies and bookstores, while non-degradable plastic bags cannot be used for food delivery, and non-degradable plastic straws and tableware cannot be provided in restaurants.

Market watchdog inspectors inMinhang District’s ZhuanqiaoTown found an outlet ofHuiyoumateSupermarket providing plastic bags to customers on Wednesday. The bags were immediately removed.

Atthe XuhuiASE Mall, our reporter found several beverage and catering businesses providing non-degradable plastic straws or bags.

At Fresh Love, a fruit juice shop in the mall, was providing non-degradable plastic bags, while non-degradable plastic straws were found atWaHa Ha, a beverage business in the mall.

At an outlet ofXiao-Mian, a noodle catering chain in the mall, non-degradable plastic bags were used for take-away food.

An outlet ofYakinikunoEnta, a Japanese barbecue restaurant, inMinhang District, provided non-degradable plastic straws to diners, and an outlet of ZhengxinChicken Steak, a fried food chain store inHongkouDistrict, was found offering non-degradable plastic straws with its take-away food.

Hu Min / SHINE

Officials inspect a wet market in Minhang District on Wednesday.

Hu Min / SHINE

Officials inspect a restaurant in Huangpu District on Wednesday.

Hu Min / SHINE

A shop inside Xuhui ASE Mall found providing non-degradable plastic straws.

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