On June 1, two national standards in the field of degradable plastics, biodegradable drinking straws and biodegradable plastics and products degradation performance and marking requirements, formulated and issued by the State Administration of market supervision and the State Standardization Administration, will be formally implemented. The national standard degradation performance and marking requirements for biodegradable plastics and products specifies terms and definitions such as biodegradation and biodegradation rate, and specifies degradation performance requirements, marking requirements, inspection methods, etc. The national standard biodegradable drinking straw regulates the terms, definitions and classification of biodegradable drinking straw, and specifies the terms, definitions, classification, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, packaging, marking, transportation and storage of biodegradable drinking straw.