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Courier packaging garbage "total disaster" double 11 carnival after encountering green problems
According to the new monitoring data of the State Post Bureau, on November 11, the major e-commerce companies generated 850 million express logistics orders throughout the day, and the postal and express delivery enterprises handled a total of 331 million parcels. Behind the figures of these huge transactions, a large number of express delivery packages generated by express delivery have risen in tandem. How to deal with these packaging materials and reduce environmental pollution has become a problem that the whole society needs to face together.
Promote packaging recycling and reuse more difficult
A week before the "Double 11", Wang Hao, who lives in a certain district of Tongzhou, Beijing, has received dozens of express parcels. There are also a lot of express packaging garbage in the home: cartons, tapes, plastic bags, bubble film and so on. Wang Hao first tore off the tape wrapped around several times, opened the thick carton, removed a large bubble film, and then touched the lipstick a few centimeters long after some tossing.
According to the “2017 China Express Delivery Green Packaging Development Status and Trend Report†issued by the State Post Bureau, the national express delivery business reached 31.28 billion pieces in 2016, which consumed about 3.2 billion woven bags, about 6.8 billion plastic bags and 3.7 billion. Packing box and 330 million rolls of tape. The corrugated box of raw paper required for a courier package that is consumed in one year is as much as 46 million tons, equivalent to consuming 72 million trees.
It is understood that in China's express delivery industry, the actual recovery rate of cardboard and plastic is less than 10%, the overall recovery rate of packaging materials is less than 20%, and plastics and tapes with polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride as main components are difficult to degrade. Packaging materials in nature require decades or even hundreds of years to degrade.
Most of the courier cartons are discarded after one use, and not much can be recycled and reused. Consumers are not aware of the classification and processing of packaging, which increases the difficulty of recycling.
On the other hand, in order to ensure that the goods can be delivered to the consumer in good condition, most businesses choose to use plastic tape to reinforce the packaging. In an interview with the media, Tang Yanju, secretary-general of the Waste Paper Branch of the China Recycling Resources Recycling Association, pointed out that when the cardboard boxes wrapped with plastic tape were sent to the paper mill for pulping, the adhesive of the tape would affect the filter work and cause damage to the machine. Therefore, when recycling, the cardboard boxes with too much tape will be discarded.
Li Shifu, who is responsible for the garbage removal of a community in Beijing Liyuan, said that recyclable courier packaging such as cartons can not be recycled if it is mixed with other household waste. Most residents do not have a strong sense of garbage classification and do not classify waste.
Consumers said that in the express delivery site or community, there is no recycling point for express packaging, which causes most of the express packaging to enter the trash.
The green "double 11" key lies in the source
In order to solve the pollution caused by express packaging, all parties have begun to take active actions in recent years.
At the national level, the “Implementation Plan for Promoting the Green Packaging Work of the Express Industry†and the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Green Packaging Work of the Express Delivery Industry†were introduced to guide the green development of the express delivery industry and regulate the use of express packaging. E-commerce companies such as rookie, Jingdong and Suning also responded positively. From the implementation of “paperless†electronic form to the implementation of shared express boxes and recyclable bags, they are striving to reduce the pollution of express packaging.
However, after visiting a number of express stations in Beijing, the reporter found that most merchants have not used such green packaging. Liu Le, a staff member of a express delivery network in Tongzhou District, Beijing, told the China Youth Daily and Zhongqing Online reporter that the electronic face sheet is now highly used and environmentally friendly, but it is rare to use green packaging on the packaging.
“Before, some buyers gave us a bad review because of the damage of the packaging, which caused the seller to use more consumables and fillers on the packaging, but only if it did not increase the excessive cost.†Wu Fan, an e-commerce seller, said. For tens of millions of small e-commerce sellers across the country, the higher cost is the main reason why they do not want to use green packaging.
Shi Pengfei, deputy general manager of Beijing Suning Logistics, told reporters that depending on the product, there are many kinds of specifications for the carton, which brings more and more pressure to the manual packaging, and the package is easily crushed and damaged during transportation. In the procurement selection, logistics companies are more inclined to choose anti-extrusion styles. A paper packaging company in Shenyang divides the cartons it sells into two types: ordinary and extra hard. According to the person in charge, the harder the price of the carton, the higher the cost for the merchant.
“Whether it is green consumption or green logistics, its source should be reduced.†Ma Yong, deputy secretary-general of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, stressed that promoting the greenness of “Double 11†depends on producers and sales. In cooperation with e-commerce platforms, consumers, and resource recyclers, a circular economy can be truly formed to avoid passive response and governance caused by excessive consumption. Qu Ruijing, chief engineer of the China Association of Circular Economy, said that in the era of consumption that “every day is 'double 11'â€, the standard system of green packaging should be built throughout the whole process of green consumption, and the greening of express packaging waste should be emphasized. To ensure "front end reduction, mid-end recycling, end recycling".
Environmental pioneer in the new generation
In order to reduce the pressure on the environment caused by express carton and tape, the call for the whole people to be environmentally friendly, the rookie network and the China Environmental Protection Foundation launched the “return planâ€. Since November 12th, in 10 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou, hundreds of rookie stations have carried out waste recycling activities. Consumers participate in the activity by scanning the QR code and donate 10 cartons. The rookie will jointly plant a tree in his own name with the public welfare organization. It is estimated that 100,000 trees will be planted around Dunhuang.
On November 12th, Li Zexi, a sophomore student at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, came to the school's carton recycling site with 10 cartons, in exchange for Tmall supermarket coupons and two postcards, and also named a named after her own. Haloxylon tree.
Song Xiaomin, a junior at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, received his “Double 11†courier at the campus station, and then directly put the removed courier carton back to the green carton recycling station on the campus. Other students can use the express delivery package in the recycling counter when sending the courier.
The person in charge of the rookie parcel recycling program revealed that the “back to the box plan†also united with the paper industry to act together. After the carton was disinfected and processed, it will be used as a packaging box for the express delivery industry to solve the problem of recycling the express carton.
The rookie network predicts that during the “Double 11†period, the industry is expected to use more than 10 million green packaging; in 30 cities, tens of thousands of new energy vehicles will be used for express delivery; nearly 10 million express cartons will be recycled; this year’s “Double 11†The use of electronic sheets is expected to exceed 700 million sheets. This alone can reduce paper costs by several billion yuan per year. The rookie intelligent packaging algorithm can reduce the use of consumables by 5%.
Suning Logistics also launched a lighter, easy-to-carry, reusable shared courier box during this year's "Double 11" period, replacing the traditional paper courier box. After the consignee signs, the courier will recycle the box.
Yunda Express also purchased a large number of degradable plastic bags, replacing the woven bags that were transferred between the original outlets and the outlets into bags that can be used multiple times, realizing the recycling of the bags, saving resources and promoting green environmental protection. At the same time, during the “Double 11†period, pilot recycling of cartons was carried out to support the environmental protection work of brand merchants.
Qu Ruijing, chief engineer of the China Association of Circular Economy, pointed out that measures such as replacement of packaging materials, point-to-point recycling, and establishment of green accounts are conducive to improving the recovery rate of packaging materials, but for e-commerce platforms, express delivery companies and consumers, it is only the beginning. The demonstration is far greater than the actual operability, and there is still a long way to go before it becomes a trend.