The largest duty-free shop in downtown Shanghai is very popular, so you must enter with an appointment ticket from tomorrow.

At 10: 30 am on August 8, at the entrance of Zhongfu Shanghai Duty Free Shop, a large number of customers lined up to shop in the store. The Paper reporter Zang Mingtu

Customers with self-service customs clearance can’t shop, the price advantage is questioned, and the queue order at the checkout counter is not ideal … Despite all kinds of complaints, the popularity of Zhongfu Shanghai Duty Free Shop (hereinafter referred to as "Duty Free Shop"), which started trial operation at 10 am on August 8, is bursting.

The largest duty-free shop in downtown Shanghai is located at 889 Square, yueda, Caojiadu, Jing ‘an District. Before 10 o’clock, there was a long queue of nearly 200 people at the entrance of the duty-free shop. When the door opens at 10 o’clock, after the first batch of customers enter the store, the store will start to restrict the flow, and a group of customers will enter the store about every 15 minutes.

On the afternoon of the same day, the person in charge of yueda 889 Square told the reporter of The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that customers must enter the duty-free shop with an appointment ticket tomorrow. There are more than 1000 reservation tickets for tomorrow, which were distributed at 14: 00 on the same day. Customers who don’t have an appointment voucher can get an appointment voucher the day after tomorrow at the duty-free shop.

Self-service customs clearance customers cannot check out.

According to the on-site reminder, the shopping objects in duty-free foreign exchange goods are China tourists with passports, including diplomats, returned overseas students, foreign aid workers, laborers, ocean-going crew members and public servants with official passports in diplomatic institutions. Passengers of China nationality who have reached the age of 16 and entered the country with their passports can buy duty-free foreign exchange goods within the limited value set by the customs at the duty-free shop within 180 days from the date of entry.

On August 8, at the service desk in the duty-free shop, the staff verified the customer’s passport and issued the shopping identification card to the customer after passing the inspection. The Paper reporter Zang Mingtu

Shopping identification cards issued by duty-free shops to customers. The Paper reporter Zang Mingtu

When shopping in duty-free shops, you must first go to the service desk for examination with your passport and other documents and get a shopping identification card. The on-site staff reminded customers that even if they didn’t shop on the same day, they used up the "one-time" opportunity in "one-time purchase of duty-free goods within the limits set by the customs with passports within 180 days from the date of entry", that is, they could not come to buy again.

Duty-free shops require passports to have entry stamps, which makes many self-service customs clearance customers lose "one-time" shopping opportunities.

Recently, the border inspection department has fully realized self-service customs clearance at terminals T1 and T2 of Shanghai Pudong Airport. Inbound passengers with China electronic passports and Hong Kong and Macao residents’ passes to and from the Mainland can complete the self-service customs clearance procedures within 12 seconds. Since there is almost no need to queue up, self-service customs clearance at entry has become the first choice for passengers with China electronic passports to return to China recently. Because of the self-service customs clearance, these passengers have no entry stamps on their passports.

On August 8th, a reporter from The Paper saw in the duty-free shop that many customers were stuck in front of the checkout counter because their passports didn’t have entry stamps, so they couldn’t check out and pick up the goods.

"Since the passport for self-service customs clearance cannot be purchased (duty-free shop goods), why did you pass the inspection with the same passport at the beginning? So I missed the shopping opportunity of duty-free shops. What should I do? " A customer questioned.

In the face of similar dissatisfaction from many customers, the cashier staff still insisted: "Shopping must have an oval entry stamp with China border inspection cover, but we can’t use electronic stamps here.When you (the customer) return to China next time, ask the border inspector to put a stamp on the electronic sign. "

In this regard, some customers spit out: "It was originally Bali who traveled back to China to replenish some goods, queued for half an hour to enter the store, queued for passport inspection, selected goods, came to the cashier, and the cash register was down, and the queue arrived, only to say that the passport for self-service customs clearance could not be purchased, and also said that it was not common to go abroad."

Some customers said: "Although there is no entry stamp for entry self-service customs clearance, I have an exit stamp, which is within 180 days, and I am standing here now. Can’t I prove that I have entered the country?"

The Paper reporter noticed that some customers are ready to "rub" other people’s passports for shopping after selecting goods. For such "private cooperation", duty-free shop staff did not interfere.

Except for many customers who can’t pay for self-service customs clearance, the cash register on the second floor of the duty-free shop was down for a time, which led to the longer and longer queue of customers paying bills. Moreover, due to the circular structure of the duty-free shop cashier, many later customers could not find the end of the queue. The on-site staff reminded customers to queue orderly, but when customers asked where the end of the queue was, the staff also said that they didn’t know.

Some purchasing behaviors have legal risks.

The Paper reporter noticed that some customers took pictures of goods in duty-free shops and started a "purchasing".

In this regard, Ge Zhihao, a lawyer of Beijing Guantao (Shanghai) Law Firm, said that the duty-free shops opened in urban areas are not "completely and unconditionally open" to domestic citizens, but are accompanied by preconditions, including the purpose of the goods purchased by consumers here and the total value of the goods purchased.

According to the law, the purpose of setting up duty-free shops is to take care of the reasonable needs of individuals to import goods for their own use, and then to exempt consumers from customs duties, value-added tax, consumption tax, etc. The starting point is to make it clear that the ultimate purpose of goods purchased by individuals is not to put them in circulation. Secondly, the customs also clearly stipulates the amount of personal tax exemption, mainly based on the announcement of the General Administration of Customs (No.54, 2010) that goods for personal use, except tobacco products, alcoholic products and 20 kinds of goods that should be taxed by the state, can enjoy tax exemption within a total value of 5,000 yuan.

Ge Zhihao believes that "personal purchasing" should be treated differently in three situations. First, purchasing is essentially a personal consumption, and then the goods are donated, so under the premise that the total value of the purchased goods does not exceed the limit, this behavior is legal. Secondly, assuming that the ultimate goal of purchasing is to seek economic benefits by reselling related goods in the name of personal consumption, it is essentially a sales behavior, obviously not the "convenience" object of tax exemption policy, but should be regulated by relevant tax laws in China. Third, the so-called "purchasing" means personal consumption under the guise of someone else’s passport, so because the actual consumers themselves do not have the qualification to enjoy the exemption policy, their consumption behavior is suspected of tax evasion.

In addition, according to the relevant provisions of the criminal law, if an individual fails to declare a large amount of tax payment by deception or concealment, accounting for more than 10% of the taxable amount, he will also be suspected of tax evasion. Therefore, some "personal purchasing" behaviors have great legal risks.

You must enter the store with an appointment ticket tomorrow.

On August 8, some customers suggested that the goods in duty-free shops were not cheap.

For example, a customer told the The Paper reporter that the price of a suit of a certain brand of cosmetics in the duty-free shop is 698 yuan. "This price, don’t compare with the origin of the United States, it has no price advantage over Hong Kong." Another customer said that taking a backpack of a certain brand as an example, the price of duty-free shops exceeds that of 1000 yuan, and a shopping mall in Jing ‘an Temple nearby is on sale. The discounted price of backpacks is around 600 yuan. "Of course, it is not exactly the same style, but the style is similar."

Regarding the price advantage of duty-free shops, the shop assistant said that cosmetics are about 30% cheaper than counters in Shanghai; Compared with the duty-free shops in Pudong Airport, some goods are expensive and some are cheap.

In addition, some customers told The Paper that there is milk powder on the second floor of the duty-free shop, which is much cheaper than the market price, but the brand is single. Take a section of milk powder as an example. The price of duty-free shop is 280 yuan, and the market price is 346 yuan. For the single brand of milk powder, the salesperson said that because the quality of milk powder of this brand is better. However, many customers told The Paper that the baby at home is not drinking this brand of milk powder, and they are not going to change the milk powder for the baby, so they are not going to buy it.

On the first day of opening, the largest duty-free shop in downtown Shanghai was full of popularity, despite the fact that customers with self-service customs clearance could not shop, the queuing order at the checkout counter was not ideal, and the price advantage was questioned by customers.

The person in charge of yueda 889 Square, where the duty-free shop is located, told the The Paper that a large number of customers lined up outside the duty-free shop on the first day of opening.Customers must enter the duty-free shop with an appointment voucher tomorrow. Reservation tickets were issued from 12: 00 on the same day and were issued at 14: 00, with more than 1,000 tickets issued. Customers who don’t have an appointment voucher can get an appointment voucher the day after tomorrow at the duty-free shop.

The highlight of the third joint performance of "Spring Festival Gala in 2021" is that many new technologies bring immersive experience.

  On February 5th, "Spring Festival Gala in 2021" was held for the third time in Studio 1 of Central Radio and Television General Station as scheduled. The platoon created a brand-new visual effect by means of science and technology, including adopting the latest international digital imaging technology to blend with the program content, giving the audience immersive audio-visual enjoyment.

  The whole party combines the aesthetics of science and technology with fine content. AR, XR, film special effects technology and so on will present the effects that cannot be completed on the real stage wonderfully, and integrate the virtual space with the real world.

  Compared with the general AR scene, this year’s Spring Festival Evening works are more complicated and elaborate in AR creation. These works need to scrutinize all kinds of action effects and texture details repeatedly, so that they can accurately correspond to the program content nodes and the changes of lighting, dance beauty and big screen, and naturally blend into the stage reality. The audience covered by AR effect can change the scene with the needs of the program and seamlessly link with the main stage, which is equivalent to moving the stage of the Spring Festival Evening to the whole performance site.

  XR technology has created multiple scenes and spatial transitions, giving the audience an immersive experience. Virtual effects pay more attention to the in-depth exploration and creation of program ideas, and the application of film special effects technology brings a surprise trip to the audience in front of TV sets and mobile phones.

  The reception desk adheres to the highest standards, the most practical measures and the strictest requirements in the prevention and control of the epidemic situation in the Spring Festival Evening, establishes an organization for the prevention and control of the epidemic situation in the Spring Festival Evening, and formulates and strictly implements the Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of the Epidemic Situation in the Spring Festival Evening in 2021 under the guidance of the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Through many measures, such as nucleic acid detection of cast members and environment, accurate management of cast teams, closed-loop management of starring broadcast areas and related areas, and 75% flow restriction in the studio, people, things and environment have been prevented and controlled simultaneously.

The first show of ROBO X, positioning intelligent electric supercar, and taking L4 automatic driving!

Which one should I see for electric supercar? ROBO X, the most spectacular booth at Guangzhou Auto Show 2024, is a feast for the eyes! As the world’s first AI intelligent driving supercar, Extreme ROBO X ushered in the launch of the auto show, and the extreme version of 07 Passion and the extreme version of 01 Huan were exhibited on the same stage. The whole booth was full of future technology.

Extremely Yue ROBO X is known as the most beautiful model of Guangzhou Auto Show, positioning the world’s first AI intelligent driving supercar, adopting the minimalist design philosophy that less is more, and showing the proportion of supercar as a whole, inspired by fighters, such as the eagle wing door of the wing and the split two-piece large tail wing, which have both rounded lines and sharp posture, creating excellent aerodynamic performance.

In 2024, Extreme Yue ROBO X won the Red Dot Award and the German Design Award, and the original design strength of China became stronger and stronger.

Intelligence is also a very bright spot of Robo X. With the blessing of Baidu Apollo, it applied pure visual high-order intelligent driving technology for the first time to realize "track-level automatic driving", which is the first time in the world to project L4-level automatic driving technology capability on the track.

In terms of intelligent cockpit, the ultra-ROBO X is equipped with a large AI voice model, which can view information such as motor torque, chassis dynamics and thermal management by sending voice commands to SIMO.

In terms of power, the ultra-ROBO X is equipped with a high-performance drive system, with an acceleration of less than 1.9s and a maximum cruising range of more than 650km. In addition, the new car adopts integrated carbon fiber frame and 5052 high-strength aluminum alloy, giving consideration to lightweight and high safety.

Although the ROBO X has not been mass-produced, it can already be booked, and it is expected to be mass-produced in 2027.

Another new car on the booth is the 07 Passion version, with a price of 279,900 yuan and a limited edition of 88 cars.

Extreme Yue 07 Passion Edition is based on Extreme Yue 07, which has stronger dynamic performance. From the name, it can be seen that it is for passionate young people. Extreme Yue 07 Passion Edition is equipped with high-performance three-electric system, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited 100kWh power battery and CLTC cruising range of 770km. Under the support of dual motors and full-time four-wheel drive, the total power of electric drive is 400kW, the peak torque is 686N·m, and the acceleration is 3.7s s..

Chassis, Extreme Yue 07 Passion version adopts all-aluminum front double wishbone/rear H-Arm multi-link independent suspension, and extreme Yue self-developed iRTD real-time damping adjustable vibration reduction system, as well as Brembo four-piston high-performance sports calipers, which is comparable to millions of luxury cars in overall driving and control.

The ultra-yue 01 Huan new model upgrades the high-efficiency electric drive system and silicon carbide power module, and the CLTC pure electric cruising range is increased to 780km, and the fifth-generation U-shaped direction is also upgraded.

summary

As a brand jointly built by Baidu and Geely Holding Group, the company has cut into the market with the differentiation of "robot" model positioning, and gained many young fans with the leading position of intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit. ROBO X, which is now unveiled, is a landmark product, intelligent, electric and super-running. What do you think is the price of the production version? (Text | |DAN)

Ten important changes in social security in 2017 are good for you and me!

  Beijing, Dec. 14 (Reporter Li Jinlei) 2017 is about to pass. Looking back on this year, the main line of "benefiting people’s livelihood" runs through the whole year. Among them, as an important part of people’s livelihood work, social security has undergone at least the following ten important changes in 2017, which have a positive impact on your life and mine.

 

 

  Zhongxin. com reporter Li Jinlei

 

  Pensions ushered in "13 consecutive rises"

 

  [Change] In 2017, pensions continued to increase, achieving "13 consecutive rises". The basic pension level of more than 100 million retirees has been raised by about 5.5%. The pensions of the elderly retirees and retirees from enterprises in remote and hard areas have risen a little more appropriately.

 

  [Impact] As pensions rise, retirees get more money and their lives are more secure. Wu Yue, a 79-year-old retired doctor in Beijing, told the reporter of Zhongxin.com: "My pension can probably rise by more than 200 yuan a year, and now the pension level has reached more than 5,600 yuan, which is enough!"

 

  The endowment insurance fund began to invest and operate.

 

  [Change] This year’s pension has started the pace of investment and operation. According to the data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in November, the investment in the basic old-age insurance fund has been carried out steadily. The governments of nine provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) such as Beijing and Anhui have signed entrusted investment contracts with the Social Security Fund Council, with a total contract value of 430 billion yuan, of which 180 billion yuan has been received and investment has begun.

 

  [Impact] Chu Fuling, director of the China Social Security Research Center of the Central University of Finance and Economics, told reporters that the pressure of providing for the aged is increasing day by day. Under the principle of safe investment and steady investment, it is necessary to invest in the surplus funds of the endowment insurance fund in various ways, which is conducive to improving the income level and realizing the preservation and appreciation of the fund.

 

 

 

  Zhongxin. com reporter Li Jinlei

 

  Inter-provincial medical treatment in different places can be directly settled.

 

  [Change] In 2017, breakthrough was made in the direct settlement of cross-provincial medical treatment in different places. As of October 31, on the basis that all provincial medical treatment settlement systems and all co-ordination areas in China have been connected to the national medical treatment settlement system in different places, the number of designated medical institutions across provinces in China has increased to 7,688, and the number of registered people has reached 1.81 million.

 

  [Impact] Direct settlement of medical treatment across provinces and different places saves the insured from the trouble of padding money and running back and forth. Tang Jisong, director of the Social Insurance Management Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said that all eligible insured persons can use this system to realize direct settlement of hospitalization expenses across provinces and different places, without having to advance their own funds and then reimburse them at the insured place.

 

  Some state-owned assets enrich the social security fund.

 

  [Changes] In November, the State Council announced the Implementation Plan for Transferring Part of State-owned Capital to Enrich the Social Security Fund, clarifying that the transfer ratio should be unified to 10% of the state-owned shares of enterprises, and requiring some central enterprises and some provinces to carry out pilot projects in 2017.

 

  [Impact] Zhang Yinghua, executive researcher of the World Social Security Research Center of China Academy of Social Sciences, told the reporter of Zhongxin.com that with the "blood transfusion" of the social security fund, it will alleviate the pension gap, avoid transferring the gap to the next generation, realize intergenerational equity, and at the same time help to ensure the timely and full payment of pensions and resolve the impact of the aging population on the old-age insurance system.

 

 

 

  Zhongxin. com reporter Li Jinlei

 

  Unified bookkeeping interest rate of employee pension insurance personal account

 

  [Change] According to the "Measures for Unifying and Standardizing the Bookkeeping Interest Rate of Personal Accounts of Employees’ Endowment Insurance" issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in April 2017, the bookkeeping interest rate of personal accounts of basic endowment insurance for government agencies, institutions and enterprises will be unified and announced by the state every year. The bookkeeping interest rate should be mainly determined by considering the factors such as the salary increase of employees and the balance of funds, and adjusted through reasonable coefficients. The bookkeeping interest rate shall not be lower than the bank time deposit interest rate.

 

  [Impact] In the opinion of experts, it is helpful to realize institutional fairness to uniformly determine the bookkeeping interest rate of individual accounts of basic old-age insurance for government agencies, institutions and enterprise employees. The bookkeeping interest rate should not be lower than the bank time deposit interest rate, which will help guide the insured to actively participate in the insurance and pay in full, and ensure the basic life of the insured after retirement.

 

  Maternity and medical insurance were merged and implemented.

 

  [Change] In 2017, 12 cities including Handan City, Jinzhong City, Shenyang City, Taizhou City, Hefei City, Weihai City, Zhengzhou City, Yueyang City, Zhuhai City, Chongqing City, Neijiang City and Kunming City launched a pilot project for the merger of maternity insurance and employee basic medical insurance. The pilot will be launched before the end of June 2017, and the pilot period will be about one year.

 

  [Impact] According to the requirements, maternity insurance and medical insurance are combined, and the maternity insurance benefits of employees during childbirth remain unchanged. Yang Yansui, director of Tsinghua University Employment and Social Security Research Center, said that because the reimbursement rate of medical insurance in some places has reached 80%-90%, and the reimbursement rate of maternity insurance is still below 70%, the maternity insurance benefits in these places may be improved after the merger.

 

 

 

  China News Service reporter Li Jinhong photo

 

  Unemployment insurance rates are reduced and unemployment benefits are increased.

 

  [Change] On the one hand, it is to reduce the payment rate. From January 1, 2017, provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) with a total unemployment insurance rate of 1.5% can reduce the total rate to 1%, and the period for reducing the rate will be implemented until April 30, 2018. On the other hand, it is to raise the unemployment insurance standard. According to the Guiding Opinions on Adjusting the Unemployment Insurance Standard issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance, the unemployment insurance standard will be gradually raised to 90% of the minimum wage standard.

 

  [Impact] Unemployment insurance is jointly paid by the unit and employees. With the reduction of the rate, the burden on enterprises will be further reduced, and the wages of employees may increase more or less. The unemployment benefit standard has been raised to 90% of the minimum wage standard, and the life of the unemployed is more secure.

 

  Enterprise employees can apply for skills upgrading subsidies.

 

  [Change] An important function of unemployment insurance is to stabilize employment and prevent unemployment. In 2017, unemployment insurance ushered in a new policy, and eligible employees can apply for a large number of skills upgrading subsidies. The first application condition is to participate in unemployment insurance according to law and pay unemployment insurance premiums for more than 36 months (including 36 months); The second is to obtain primary (level 5), intermediate (level 4) and advanced (level 3) vocational qualification certificates or vocational skill level certificates from January 1, 2017.

 

  [Impact] The person in charge of the unemployment insurance department of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said that this mobilized the enthusiasm of employees to learn vocational skills to a certain extent, which was conducive to stabilizing employment and preventing unemployment. According to estimates, about 2 million employees will benefit every year.

 

 

 

  Zhongxin. com reporter Li Jinlei

 

  It is planned to pay pension and medical insurance for the unemployed.

 

  [Change] In November 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security publicly solicited opinions on the Unemployment Insurance Regulations (Revised Draft for Comment). Compared with the current regulations, in the opinion draft, the basic old-age insurance premium, vocational skill appraisal subsidy and entrepreneurship subsidy for the unemployed are added, and the medical subsidy is adjusted to pay the basic medical insurance premium.

 

  [Impact] The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security pointed out that the payment of basic old-age insurance premiums has solved the problem of the interruption of the payment of old-age insurance for the unemployed and relieved the worries of the unemployed. Paying the basic medical insurance premium ensures that the unemployed enjoy medical insurance benefits, and solves the problem of "getting medical care for the sick" during the period when the unemployed receive the payment.

 

  Industrial injury insurance benefits are adjusted at least once every two years.

 

  [Changes] In July 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Adjustment and Determination Mechanism of Work-related Injury Insurance Benefits", clarifying that in principle, work-related injury insurance benefits should be adjusted at least once every two years.

 

  [Impact] From the outside world, with the development of economy and society, the average wage and living expenses of employees have changed. Adjusting the treatment level of industrial injury insurance in a timely manner is not only the inherent requirement of the industrial injury insurance system, but also the proper meaning of protecting the rights and interests of the insured.

Promoting urban green development by low-carbon treatment of domestic garbage

  The goal of "double carbon" puts forward new requirements for municipal solid waste treatment and high-quality urban development. The low-carbon treatment of domestic waste is an important livelihood project, and it is the key support to accelerate the overall green transformation of economy and society and promote the green and high-quality development of cities. The Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment and Improvement of a Green and Low-carbon Circular Economic System issued by the State Council has clearly defined the treatment of domestic waste. "peak carbon dioxide emissions Action Plan before 2030" clearly puts forward to "vigorously promote the reduction and recycling of domestic waste". In the whole process from the generation, collection, removal and final treatment of municipal solid waste, there is a carbon emission that can not be ignored, which is an important aspect that can not be ignored for the city to steadily promote carbon neutrality in peak carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, it is of great significance to accelerate the low-carbon treatment of municipal solid waste, and there is great potential for carbon emission reduction in the whole process from domestic waste production to treatment.

  

  At present, due to the unreasonable and low-carbon production and lifestyle, the amount of urban garbage is still growing rapidly. To strengthen the low-carbon treatment of municipal solid waste, we should adopt a more scientific and reasonable technical and policy path, start with source reduction, reduce the generation of kitchen waste, paper and plastic waste, control the carbon emission in the garbage recovery and removal process, and effectively reduce the carbon emission in the whole life cycle of municipal solid waste, which will be more helpful to promote the carbon emission reduction of urban life, promote the green and high-quality development of cities, and accelerate the realization of the "double carbon" goal.

  

  Reduce with kitchen waste

  Be a prerequisite

  

  Kitchen waste usually accounts for more than half of municipal solid waste and contains a lot of water, which is the prerequisite and important source to promote the low-carbon treatment of municipal solid waste. If domestic garbage is mixed with other garbage, it will seriously affect the post-treatment efficiency, reduce the energy recovery efficiency and increase the carbon emission during the treatment. Reducing kitchen waste from the source is the key path to reduce the carbon emission of municipal solid waste. First of all, we should actively promote clean vegetables to enter the city, and guide enterprises to complete vegetable grading, cutting and cleaning in vegetable production areas as far as possible through publicity and guidance, financial subsidies and technical improvement, so as to reduce the amount of kitchen waste entering the city from the source. Secondly, the enterprise responsibility system should be established, and the responsibilities of vegetable wholesale and retail enterprises, food processing enterprises and catering enterprises in the reduction of kitchen waste should be clearly defined, and the corresponding rewards and punishments should be given to the degree of completion of enterprises, so as to maximize the on-site disposal of garbage and reduce the generation rate of kitchen waste to a minimum. Third, promote the special channels and equipment for kitchen waste treatment in key enterprises of kitchen waste, reduce the water content of kitchen waste and reduce the difficulty of final treatment. Fourth, encourage citizens to control the total amount of food they buy each time, with the principle of eating enough, eating well and not wasting; Encourage citizens to implement the CD-ROM action, pay attention to health and wellness, avoid waste on the tip of the tongue, and do a good job in special recycling of household kitchen waste.

  

  Reduce plastic waste with waste paper

  Be a key area

  

  Waste paper and plastics are the fastest growing parts of municipal solid waste, and they are also the types of waste with the highest carbon content per unit mass. Because both of them are industrial products, they will also produce a lot of life-cycle carbon emissions in their production process. The rapid growth of paper plastics will bring great hidden dangers to control the carbon emission of domestic garbage. From the aspects of product design, manufacturing and use, it is a long-term strategy to strictly control the production of paper plastic waste. First of all, the producer responsibility system should be established. From the perspective of product design, the corresponding reduction principles and targets should be formulated for product design and production enterprises. Consumer goods and product packaging design and production enterprises should be required to minimize the use of paper, plastic and other packaging products in product design, and the packaging design should be as conducive to recycling as possible. Secondly, reduce carbon emissions in the production process of plastic paper, actively innovate the production process, adopt low-carbon production process, and reduce energy consumption. Thirdly, reduce the garbage generated during the use of paper plastic products, promote enterprises and institutions to realize paperless office, and really reduce the use of paper in the office process; Promote consumer enterprises and consumers to reduce the use of paper plastic products such as disposable plates through policies such as separate charges for disposable tableware; Encourage the use and promotion of degradable corn plastics and biological products by reducing the production water fee.

  

  To strengthen the classification of domestic waste.

  Be an important starting point

  

  Carrying out domestic waste classification is the only way to reduce urban environmental pollution, reduce resource and energy consumption, build a good living environment, and promote the green, high-quality and sustainable development of the city. We should scientifically guide residents to strengthen the classification of domestic waste, reduce the negative impact on the ecological environment, improve the utilization rate of resources, and form a green and low-carbon lifestyle. Scientific classification and recovery of domestic waste is a necessary way for recycling resources and low-carbon treatment at the end, which can effectively improve the recycling rate of resources and reduce carbon emissions. We should speed up the establishment and improvement of the incentive system for domestic waste sorting and recycling, encourage more enterprises to participate in waste sorting, recycling operation and technological innovation, and provide life services such as door-to-door sorting to realize the life cycle service of waste recycling; Establish an incentive mechanism for urban residents’ garbage sorting, introduce and improve the point system, and realize garbage recycling through mobile phone applications, so as to obtain corresponding points and stimulate the enthusiasm and initiative of citizens to participate in sorting and recycling; Introduce new garbage sorting equipment, such as smart trash can, intelligent induction broadcasting system, "bag breaker" and automatic sorting station, to help residents realize garbage sorting more conveniently. At the same time, establish a strict punishment mechanism, and strengthen supervision and punishment for acts that do not classify garbage as required. In addition, strengthen the education and publicity of domestic waste classification and green and low-carbon development, so that the concept of green, low-carbon and environmental protection is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

  

  Carbon emission reduction by garbage removal

  Be the key link

  

  Carbon emission reduction of garbage removal is an indispensable key link in garbage disposal and an important hub connecting garbage classification, recycling and final disposal. We should promote the development and use of new energy transportation equipment, replace closed garbage transportation vehicles, and effectively reduce the carbon emissions of transportation equipment. Improve the efficiency of intermediate transportation of garbage, systematically design the placement positions of trash cans, closed stations and transfer stations, optimize the garbage removal lines and methods, and establish a scientific and reasonable urban garbage removal system. Strengthen the environmental sanitation management of garbage transfer stations, improve the transfer efficiency of urban domestic garbage, encourage garbage recovery and removal enterprises to use big data technology to provide new garbage removal services such as online booking and door-to-door recycling, comprehensively optimize the garbage removal process, and promote the green and low-carbon garbage removal link.

  

  To innovate the final treatment method

  For strong support

  

  As the most direct carbon emission link in the process of domestic waste recycling, the classification degree, water content and treatment method of waste will affect the carbon emission of final treatment. We should take innovative final treatment methods of municipal solid waste as a strong support, adopt advanced, green and low-carbon treatment technologies and methods, speed up the elimination of the traditional simple landfill mode, and effectively promote the recycling and low-carbon treatment in the final treatment process by more resource-intensive, green and low-carbon, recycling and eco-friendly treatment methods. On the one hand, we should rationally plan and establish a comprehensive domestic waste treatment base, optimize the final treatment structure of domestic waste such as incineration power generation, sanitary landfill and biological fermentation, realize zero landfill of municipal waste as soon as possible, introduce new generation information technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to enhance the intelligent level of waste treatment equipment, improve waste terminal treatment equipment and improve the efficiency of waste terminal treatment. On the other hand, we should improve the power generation efficiency of garbage incineration and biogas production efficiency by fermentation, introduce special equipment such as kitchen waste pretreatment and low calorific value garbage incineration which are more suitable for classified garbage treatment, and use new treatment technologies such as garbage pyrolysis and plasma treatment to improve the energy output efficiency of electricity, biogas and hot steam, realize smarter and more efficient energy recycling, promote traditional energy substitution, reduce carbon emissions in energy production, and promote urban green, low-carbon and high-quality development. (The first author is an assistant researcher at the Institute of Urban Studies of Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, and the second author is the director and researcher of the Institute of Urban Studies of Beijing Academy of Social Sciences.)


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