Plastic trash cans serve as indispensable environmental guardians in homes, residential communities and streets. Though plain in appearance, they boast sophisticated material properties. Such merits make them more popular than metal and wooden counterparts, becoming the most widely used waste storage tool in daily life.

According to the database of China Commerce Industry Research Institute, the export volume of plastic products in China showed an increasing trend from January to April 2018. In April 2019, the export volume of plastic products in China was 1.113 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%.