A few days ago, the State Post Bureau proposed to focus on promoting the green governance of mail express packaging and the industry's energy saving and emission reduction ecological and environmental protection work, increase the research and development, promotion and application of new technologies and new materials, and ensure the implementation of the main responsibility of the industry's green governance from the source.
According to statistics, in 2018 alone, the national express industry consumed more than 50 billion express waybills, about 14.3 billion boxes, about 5.3 billion woven bags, about 24.5 billion plastic bags, about 43 billion meters of tape, and 5.7 billion envelopes. . After the "Double 11", express delivery will enter a year-long blowout period. How to make express packaging green and environmentally friendly is worth pondering.
With the increase of social environmental protection awareness, the public is not unaware of the hazards of casually discarding express packaging, nor is it unwilling to take environmental protection actions. However, consumers are at the end of commodity circulation, and if they lack recycling channels around them, they will naturally be unable to take an active role in environmental protection. In recent years, in the face of the hazards of express packaging waste, some express companies have taken actions. These practices have made it possible for consumers to participate in environmental protection and have also accumulated experience for the industry to explore environmental protection packaging.
There are platforms that use technical means to reduce the plastic components of packaging and replace them with bio-based components that are easily degradable; to protect customer privacy, the implementation of electronic face sheets reduces the waste of paper and ink; through the recycling of express packaging, the marginal cost of products is changed. Low, environmental protection benefits appear; set up carton sorting and recycling points at express outlets, which can facilitate community residents to participate in recycling at designated locations. In addition, some e-commerce platforms also provide small rewards or discounts to encourage users to try environmentally friendly packaging. These measures have strengthened users' sense of participation and strengthened people's belief in environmental protection.
However, these attempts have not yet been fully rolled out. They have only been tried out in some cities. Although environmental protection is a big deal, under market conditions, companies still have to be cost-constrained to promote environmental protection. For example, the use of biodegradable plastic packaging bags will cost more than existing packaging; in traditional express packaging, bubble film and plastic foam have a shock-proof effect. For this reason, in addition to looking for green alternatives, it is also required to reduce stuffing and restrict packaging. This means that in the process of express delivery, packaging, transportation and delivery, companies must further refine their services to avoid collisions and damage. This obviously puts forward new requirements for logistics companies that value the efficiency of soliciting and dispatching parts.
From a long-term perspective, the implementation of express green packaging still needs to follow market rules and seek a balance of interests among merchants, express companies and consumers. In this way, the new environmental protection model can be operated continuously and effectively.
At the national level, especially in the newly revised "Express Packaging Supplies" series of national standards, three new requirements for express packaging are green, reduced, and recyclable. These requirements are more detailed, including packaging materials, express delivery The size of the carton, the reuse standard, etc. The "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution", known as the "New Plastic Restriction Order," also paid special attention to the express delivery and takeaway industries.
Relevant national measures establish specific standards for express packaging and provide operational references. In addition, policies should support the improvement of the supply chain of environmentally friendly products and help reduce the economic cost of express green packaging. There is no doubt that the environmental transformation of the express packaging industry is the general trend, and the transformation experience of the industry can also provide a reference for consumption in new scenes such as food delivery, thereby contributing to the environmental protection cause of the entire society.
