70 billion express packaging will become "green" 90% of paper may be replaced by biodegradable plastics

Some data predict that China's express delivery volume will reach 70 billion pieces in 2020

With the rapid development of the Internet and mobile Internet, online shopping has become an indispensable part of people’s daily life.

In the context of waste reduction and green development, how can such a large amount of express delivery achieve green development?

Express packaging is mainly paper and plastic

If you want to realize green express delivery, you must first find out what materials are included in the express package

Among them, paper-based express packaging accounts for a relatively high proportion, over 90%, mainly corrugated paper.

It is estimated that China's express packaging material consumption will reach 41,270,500 tons in 2025

The plastic ban promotes the reduction in the use of plastic in express packaging

The upgraded version of the ban and restrictions issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment-the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Treatment of Plastic Pollution", which requires that by the end of 2025, postal express outlets nationwide prohibit the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags and plastics.

Some professionals predict that the impact of the plastic ban will lead to an increase of 16.

Policies help express packaging to move towards green development

Since 2020, China has also issued a number of policies for express packaging

"Fully Biodegradable Logistics Express Transportation and Delivery Packaging Plastic Films and Bags" was released in March, which defines the product requirements, test methods, inspection rules and signs for fully biodegradable packaging films and bags used for logistics express transportation and delivery.

The General Administration of Market Supervision and the State Post Bureau, in accordance with the principle of "unified management, common regulation, government guidance, and market operation", strengthened coordination and management in accordance with departmental responsibilities, and jointly organized and promoted the certification of express packaging green products in April to promote the green development of the express packaging industry ；

In August, eight departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Post Bureau jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Standardization of Express Green Packaging", clarifying that China will accelerate the standardization of express green packaging in the next three years and will upgrade the green express packaging.

In this context, some professionals believe that, in terms of reduction, the thickness of express packaging boxes and narrow tape width will change in the future, and the cost reduction caused by small changes is extremely considerable