Green Packaging Discussion and Green Packaging Work

First, the function of packaging and

We discuss green packaging and must talk about packaging.

In today's commodity economy and society, a large variety of goods are produced. Commodities are products that are produced for exchange, and thus there is a process of commodity circulation. In order to meet the needs of circulation, various types of packaging are used, such as storage and transportation packaging (also known as transport packaging), sales packaging, etc.; packaging is an indispensable part of goods, there is no packaging, circulation and exchange of goods The function is not possible to achieve; unpackaged goods are unthinkable, even if a very small number of so-called shirtless goods, its transportation, storage process, it is not possible not to use packaging, but did not use sales packaging only. It can be said without exaggeration that without packaging, there would be no commodities and there would be no development of our market economy. No commodity can be a good product without good packaging. The view that indiscriminately criticizes packaging and opposes packaging is very wrong, and the viewpoint of despising packaging is also very harmful. Some older friends must remember that in the 1970s and 1980s, our country had just vigorously developed the initial stage of the market economy. In order to change the major losses caused by the poor packaging of China's export goods, we formulated a whole set of rapid changes to us.” "First-class goods, second-class packaging and third-class prices" have achieved remarkable results in their policies and policies. It is true that the reference to first-class goods is indeed debatable, but the case of second-class packaging that leads to third-class prices can be found everywhere, especially when many “bare-shouldered goods” were exported from agricultural and sideline products. After the sale of packaging packaging doubled in value, they also obtained a lot of excess profits, and we will be part of this should have belonged to their own wealth, freely handed over to others. The experience of history deserves our great attention.

Appropriate application of packaging not only creates great benefits for the producers of goods, but also brings many benefits to consumers. For example, after rice is packed in plastic film bags, especially in barrier plastic film bags, the shelf life can be increased from about one month in bulk to 3-6 months or even more than 1 year; after vacuum pickling, pickles, etc. The quality of products has a significant increase in price. However, such small packages have the advantages of long storage time and convenient use, and because of their moderate weight, they avoid the spoilage of the rest of the meal after opening, which in turn reduces the consumer’s economy. The burden was therefore generally welcomed by the society. The shirtless packaging of traditional agricultural and non-staple food such as pickled mustard and pickles, and large packages with a weight of 500g or more were becoming fewer and fewer, and some even disappeared. Many off-site sales of agricultural and sideline products benefit from the development of packaging materials and packaging technology. Although the geographical boundaries of the production of agricultural and sideline products are continuously decreasing in the highly developed science and technology, the geographical boundaries still exist. The old saying “South Orange” is still playing a role in many places, for example, it is called “fruit”. The fresh lychees of the king can still only be produced in the south of the subtropical zone, so that only after we use the polystyrene foam insulated storage container, this kind of corruptible fresh fruit can be shared by the whole country and the general public. . And so on, there are many. Through the above example, it is not difficult to see that rational use of packaging is necessary for improving the competitiveness of products, improving the economic efficiency of enterprises, or better satisfying social needs and protecting the rights and interests of consumers. It is believed that the problem is not whether the goods need to be packaged, but how to rationally use the packaging, that is, to develop and apply green packaging.

Through decades of efforts, our packaging industry has made considerable progress. Although there are still considerable gaps in many places compared with the industrialized countries of the world, many fields have reached or approached the advanced level in the world. The development of a market economy has made a tremendous contribution. This is very gratifying. In the past two decades, the development and application of the packaging industry has proved eloquently that packaging is a major player in the development of a market economy, and it is also an important aspect that we cannot neglect in the development of the national economy in the future.

Second, white pollution is a special product under specific historical stages. We should learn profound lessons from it.

In the 1990s, the so-called white pollution that was caused by packaging waste represented by EPS disposable tableware and other serious environmental hazards occurred in China. Since the stability of plastic itself is good, its waste is scattered in the natural world, causing serious problems. Visual pollution, but also caused serious harm to the ecological balance can not be ignored. At first glance, the environmental pollution caused by large amounts of plastic waste is due to the fact that too many plastic packaging materials are used. Therefore, it was proposed that “paper-based plastics” and “wood-based plastics” should be used or restricted to use plastic packaging materials. These views are extremely one-sided and very wrong. They must be given attention and clarified.

Plastics, as a new type of synthetic polymer material that came out in the early 20th century, has been favored by all walks of life with its wide variety, excellent performance, convenient molding, and low price, and it has penetrated into industry, agriculture, and national defense for decades. The application of scientific research and even people’s lives in packaging has been particularly effective. The amount of plastics used in packaging accounts for more than 20% of the total output of plastic products. In packaging materials, the use of plastics is second only to paper. Far more than traditional packaging materials such as metal, glass, and wood, the product has leapt to the second place, and it still develops at a rate that other packaging materials do not have. The irreplaceability of plastics in the packaging field has become increasingly prominent. The cases are numerous and can be described by the world. Compared with industrialized countries, our plastic packaging is not used too much, but is rather rare. In the 20th century, In the late 1990s, when serious “white pollution” occurred in China, the per capita plastic packaging material usage was only about 1 kg, which was only one or two-thirtieth that of foreign industrial countries, and China’s “white pollution”. Compared to foreign industrialized countries, far worse than the developed countries, what are the reasons? The author believes that the main reason is not that our plastic packaging is used too much, but that our vast numbers of people have poor environmental awareness in the past. Many people have the bad habit of throwing litter at random; the government does not have sufficient control over policies and regulations. Inadequate guidance and waste recycling networks are not enough. This is where the crux lies.

The development of scientific and technological work has nurtured plastics, a new kind of polymer materials, and the popularization and application of plastics in packaging materials. Whether it is to improve the effectiveness of commodity packaging, reduce the cost of packaging, facilitate the people’s lives, improve the quality of people’s lives, or save resources. From the perspective of benefiting sustainable development, it is very favorable. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the wide application of plastic packaging materials is a revolutionary event in the packaging industry. “White pollution” is only the development process of the packaging industry. The local and temporary problems that have emerged, the successful experience of foreign industrialized countries, and the achievements China has made in governing “white pollution” in recent years show that as long as we adhere to the principle of 5R1D, we will minimize the use of packaging (reduction ) Reuse of the package as much as possible, reclaim the used package, recycle as much as possible the recycling of the packaged waste, or recycle it into a recycled material, refuse to use an environmentally friendly product ( (Reuse), the development and application of degradable plastic (degradable), only We really do a good job in media propaganda, improve relevant laws and regulations, and strengthen law enforcement. Through the establishment and improvement of waste packaging materials recycling networks and the implementation of comprehensive measures for the development and use of biodegradable plastics, we can certainly reduce the harm caused by discarded packaging materials to the environment. Minimal, or completely eliminated. Under the guidance of the 84th magistrate of the municipal government, the Shanghai area, under the close cooperation of the municipal environmental protection, environmental sanitation, and production units, was funded by the production unit. It only took a year or so to establish a green plastic recycling resource. The company, for the packaging waste that was the most difficult to recycle, had been considered as the main source of “white pollution”, and had carried out recycling operations. In two years, it achieved excellent results with a recovery rate of up to 70%. The “white pollution” in Shanghai has been effectively curbed, which is a convincing case.

"White pollution" has brought serious harm to our environment and brought a huge negative impact on the development of our society. This is a very sad thing, but it also gave us a deep impression. The education class made us realize that human beings can only develop well if they are kind to the environment and protect the environment. Otherwise, they will be punished by nature. If we can really learn from the “white pollution” incident and carry out good green packaging work, “white pollution” will become our rare spiritual wealth.

Third, correctly understand and do a good job of green packaging work

(a) The basic conditions for green packaging

With the continuous improvement of people’s environmental awareness, green packaging has become more and more popular with people. It can be described as people’s desires and expectations. But so far, quite a lot of people’s understanding of the true meaning of green packaging is still very one-sided or quite vague. of. Therefore, here we discuss the issue of green packaging with everyone. I believe that the so-called green packaging, in short, is conducive to the sustainable development of human packaging, namely the green packaging. Specifically, the so-called green packaging should have three basic conditions at the same time, namely, safety, hygiene, environmental protection, and resource conservation. If a package does not have or does not fully meet the above three basic conditions, it cannot be called a green package.

1, safety and health

Safety means that the packaging must have reliable protection function for the packaged goods. It is a basic function that any package must have, and it has universality;
Hygiene means that the use of packaging must not cause harm to humans and livestock and meet the requirements of relevant hygienic standards. Different commodities have different requirements for the hygienic properties of packaging materials. This requirement is particularly important for foods and drugs.

2, protect the environment

The relationship between packaging materials and environmental protection must be analyzed from the perspective of the life cycle. From the perspective of environmental protection, packaging materials are required to have good adaptability to environmental protection from the beginning of raw materials, to the production, processing and use of packaging materials, and even to the entire waste disposal process (the entire life cycle) after use. The emphasis here is on the whole process, not just on one or some links, that is, on the governance of “white pollution” and to prevent the pollution of packaging waste from the natural environment. It is very important and important for the development of green packaging. On the other hand, as far as the development of green packaging is concerned, it is far from enough to focus only on "white pollution" - the disposal of packaging waste.

3, to save resources, mainly refers to saving materials and energy, of course, from a deep level, there are questions about saving human resources.

(b) To carry out green packaging work, we must pay attention to the following aspects

1, can not be limited to the development of green packaging governance "white pollution.

Managing "white pollution" and making packaging obsolete does not cause harm to the natural environment. It is a necessary condition for developing green packaging. Governance "white pollution" is an important aspect of developing green packaging, but governance "white pollution" is only a green package. One aspect of the game, rather than the entire contents of the green packaging, can be described as "white horse is not a horse." The development of green packaging is a systematic project. We must seriously study the entire “life cycle” of packaging to eliminate the harm to the natural environment and human beings through the whole “life cycle” of packaging in order to realize our original intention of developing green packaging. The true green packaging achieves the goal of sustainable development and benefit for future generations.

2. We must attach great importance to cleaner production.

While carrying out the work of green packaging, while we are currently focusing on the disposal of packaging waste, we must incorporate clean production into the content of green packaging. Special attention should be paid to the issue of the use of large amounts of paper and plastic products that have a great impact on the production of clean products. Minimize the use of packaging materials.