The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China calls for “promoting green development and fostering harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.” To thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization and create a new landscape for green development education, under the joint guidance of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Solid Waste and Chemicals of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China Development and Reform News Agency launched the 2023 competition for outstanding practice cases and public welfare creative works related to plastic pollution control.