WE'VE been hearing and talking about it for a fairly long time： curbingwhat has bee known as “white" pollution。 But still we are using the whitepolystyrene (PS) foam food containers and other disposable plastic products，which largely make up this form of littering。
Miandianwang， a well-known local fast-food chain， is still handing outtakeout food in these PS foam containers， even though they should been phasedout before December 31， 20__， under a Central Government decree。 One of thewaiters said in its outlet on Hongli Road on Monday that they are going toswitch to environmentally friendly containers “some time in the future"。
However， the Miandianwang outlet in Sam's Club， which is affiliated withWal-Mart， is offering take-out food in light brown containers which arebiodegradable。 Liang， a clerk with Sam's Club， told Shenzhen Daily yesterdaythat the club required the Miandianwang outlet to do so in its contract。
According to Liang， all the departments in the club switched tobiodegradable containers during the Spring Festival holiday。
Zhao Hua， with the energy division of the Shenzhen Municipal EconomicDevelopment Bureau， one of the five municipal government departments involved inthe curbing of white pollution in the city， said on Monday that large panies andretailers like Wal-Mart and Vanguard have responded to the decree by switchingto biodegradable containers。 But she admitted that is just the tip of theiceberg in the seemingly endless war on white pollution in the city。
Zhao's bureau has met with four other relevant departments on severaloccasions。 What they produced is not a feasible solution but an echo orrewording of the Central Government decree， according to Luo Wei from ShenzhenMunicipal Legal Affairs Bureau， who is responsible for reviewing this “echo"。The ”echo" has now been passed on to the municipal government which is expectedto announce it formally in the near future。 But Luo said she's not sure if thisrewording can play a significant role in eliminating white pollution in thecity。 “We don't lack laws， regulations or decrees。 The real concern is theeffective enforcement of these laws or regulations，" said Luo。
Zhao Hua admitted that cities like Shanghai and other coastal cities whichare sensitive about their image as tourist destinations are doing a better jobin this regard。 “Shanghai is said to have produced a very detailed handbook onhow to carry out the curbing work and Hainan has even banned disposable foamslippers in hotels，" Zhao said。
Liu Guanqing， president of Shenzhen Xunbao Investment Development Co Ltd， alocal manufacturer of biodegradable food containers was very eager to hear themunicipal government's decision on the matter。 “Since early this year， I've seenorders fly in。 I'll expand production once the government announces its stanceon the issue。"
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