Develop green packaging to increase recycling

According to statistics from the China Packaging Association, China's packaging waste currently accounts for about 20% of domestic waste (compared with only about 15% five years ago). Of the 14,000 tons of domestic garbage produced in Shanghai, more than 2,900 tons are various kinds of packaging waste.

With the intensification of global environmental pollution and the destruction of the ecological environment, people are paying more and more attention to life, environmental and development, and promoting the production and use of green products.

The so-called “green packaging” refers to packaging that is harmless to the ecological environment and human health, can be reused and reused, and can promote sustainable development. Therefore, the developed countries in the world have determined that the packaging should meet the “4R+1D” principle, namely low consumption, development of new green materials, reuse, recycling and degradability.

With the increase in the amount of packaging waste, the cost of waste disposal has been rising, and increasing the recycling of packaging waste is a general trend. However, in the rapid development of packaging production, China still has a large gap with developed countries in terms of waste management, disposal and recycling.

Green packaging has become a barrier for western developed countries to hinder the entry of developing country goods into the international market, forming a "green trade barrier." Non-green label products, some developed countries refused to import, may not give preferential prices and tariffs. After China's accession to the WTO, although China will have an all-round multilateral trade environment, if packaging fails to keep up, it will restrict the development of foreign trade exports and make it more difficult for China's products to reach the international market. However, from the perspective of long-term development, the setting up of “green barriers” will also promote the improvement and innovation of China's environmental protection products and environmental protection technologies, promote foreign direct investment in China’s environmental protection industry, promote the accelerated reform of China’s environmental protection industry, and truly operate according to market laws. , improve competitiveness.

In order to develop China's green packaging industry, Wang Zhitong, an engineer from the China Packaging Association, suggested that we must first adjust the structure of packaging materials and the structure of packaging products, vigorously develop high-strength thin glass products and packaging of paper products, and attach great importance to the development and replacement of packaging materials; We must pay attention to the recycling and reuse of packaging waste, save energy and resources, and establish mechanisms for the recycling of packaging materials and packaging waste, and focus on developing various forms of packaging waste recycling, sorting, processing, and resource industry companies. Retain packaging waste before it is abandoned, and curb potential environmental pollution in the bud. Third, we must actively adapt to the global green consumer fashion, promote the development of commodity packaging in the direction of “green packaging,” and strengthen the green awareness education of packaging. And legislation, formulating a series of mandatory packaging regulations to manage the production, circulation and use of packaging, in order to promote the development of green packaging industry.

Relevant experts also pointed out that at present, packaging waste is increasing, and recycling technology has matured. Under the condition that solid waste is treated in the direction of reduction, harmlessness, and resource recycling, investment in the recycling of packaging waste is not only It is feasible and will promote the development of the packaging industry. On the one hand, this is in line with the country's sustainable development strategy. The strengthening of environmental protection has solved the worries of the development of the packaging industry and opened new economic growth points. On the other hand, advancing to the environmental protection industry can develop inexpensive packaging for the packaging industry. Sources of raw materials, lower original production costs, with dual economic and ecological benefits.