In the late 1990s, our party and country attached great importance to the serious problem of white pollution. Comrade zhu rongji, then the prime minister, and comrade wen jiabao, then the vice premier, both made important instructions on solving the problem seriously.In October 1999, by the state economic and trade commission, the state environmental protection administration, state administration of quality supervision, the state administration for industry and commerce, the ministry of light industry and machinery industry, domestic trade department, the ministry of railways, the ministry of communications and other nine ministries and commissions jointly set up a "national convenience food disposable foam plastic packaging alternative work leading group", in view of the convenient food plastic packaging alternative question has carried on the unremitting effort.At the same time, relevant government departments have formulated a number of relevant policies, such as:On January 22, 1999, setc promulgated the catalogue of outdated production capacity, technology and products, which clearly stipulated that the production and use of sub-foaming plastic catering utensils should be eliminated and prohibited before December 31, 2000.On April 23, 2001, setc issued the "urgent notice on immediately stopping the production of disposable foaming plastic tableware" (China economic and trade industry no. 382 [2001]).On December 28, 2001, the state economic and trade commission, the state administration for industry and commerce, the state administration of quality supervision and the state administration of environmental protection issued the "notice on strengthening the law enforcement and supervision of the elimination of sub-foaming plastic tableware" (China economic and trade industry [2001] no. 1363) and strictly prohibited the production and use of foaming plastic tableware.The decision of the CPC Central Committee on several major issues concerning the construction of a harmonious socialist society adopted at the sixth plenary session of the 16th CPC Central Committee clearly stated, "strengthen environmental governance and protection, and promote harmony between man and nature.We will accelerate the building of a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society, with the focus on solving environmental problems that endanger people's health and affect sustainable development.We will optimize the industrial structure, develop a circular economy, promote clean production, conserve energy and resources, eliminate outdated processes and technologies and production capacity in accordance with the law, and control environmental pollution at the source."