China’s Battle against Marine Plastic Pollution at the Local Level: A Case Study of Sanya City, Hainan Province

Abstract In the face of a rapidly unfolding marine plastic pollution crisis, China, world’s largest producer and consumer, has been thrust to fore-front regulate growing problem in stewardship ecosystems. While body literature discusses China’s central-level efforts addressing pollution, thorough overview actions at local level remains scant. This article uses Sanya City Hainan Province as case study assess government’s capacity formulate implement environmental policies achieving nationally set environmen-tal goals. Designated pilot for ‘Zero Waste City’ ‘Model ecological civilization, crafted regulatory approaches en-forcement mechanisms strengthen governance pol-lution. A critique effectiveness weaknesses Sanya’s regime holds important implications local-level govern-ance China many other parts world.