Cleaner Greener China

Just in time for mooncake season comes news that China is about to do something about its propensity to overpackage everything.

For the first time in Chinese legislation, packaging is required to be designed in a simple style in order to prevent resource wastage and environmental pollution.

This is part of the draft circular economy promotion law, which will be deliberated for the last time by lawmakers this week and is likely to be passed before the weekend and will be officially put into force next year.

A cultural issue, this policy change will hopefully be clear in its guidance and there will be a lasting enforcement mechanism for any/ all laws.

To see more on this issue, watch the clip below.  It was put together by a former intern of mine, and a currently writer for Crossroads, and offers a lot of insight into the problem of packaging in China.