China and the United States issued the Sunshine Land Statement, joining forces to shoulder the banner of plastic reduction! It may profoundly change the structure of the packaging industry

On November 15, China and the United States issued a Sunshine Land Statement on strengthening cooperation to address the climate crisis. China and the United States are determined to end plastic pollution and will work with all parties to formulate a legally binding resolution on plastic pollution (including marine environment). plastic pollution) international instrument.

Plastic pollution is also white pollution. White pollution is an image term for the phenomenon of waste plastics polluting the environment. It refers to packaging bags, agricultural products made of polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and other polymer compounds. Plastic products such as mulch, disposable tableware, and plastic bottles are discarded as solid waste after use. Because they are thrown randomly and are difficult to degrade, they cause pollution to the ecological environment and landscape.

As the world's largest economic powers, China and the United States are the world's largest plastic producers and the world's largest plastic consumers respectively. The two countries jointly issued a statement on plastic reduction, which is undoubtedly very appealing. For the plastic packaging industry, a major user of plastic materials, this statement is undoubtedly equivalent to a nuclear bomb.

In fact, in recent years, our country has been promoting the ban and restriction of disposable plastic products. Recently, plastic bans and restrictions have once again been put on the agenda of local governments.

Shanghai promotes source reduction, with e-commerce packaging bearing the brunt

The Municipal Government Information Office held a municipal government press conference today (November 15) afternoon. Wang Weiren, deputy secretary-general of the municipal government, introduced the "Shanghai Municipal Government's Work Plan for Continuous Optimization of the Full Classification System of Domestic Waste".

The press conference announced that in order to implement the concept of green development and implement waste classification and source reduction, Shanghai will promote plastic reduction in the business field, source reduction on e-commerce platforms, and CD-ROM actions in the catering industry.

Henan’s plastic ban takes another important step!

On October 19, the "Henan Province Prohibition and Restriction of Non-degradable Disposable Plastic Products (Draft)" (second draft for comments) was released to the public, marking an important step in the province's plastic pollution control.

The relevant person in charge of the Henan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology said that the main product of Henan's plastic ban this time is the plastic bags used by urban and rural residents for daily shopping, which can be completely replaced by biodegradable materials. The production of biodegradable materials has three parts: upstream, midstream and downstream. Henan is a province with a relatively complete industrial chain.

High hopes are placed on using bamboo as a substitute for sculpture

On November 7, the Chinese government and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization jointly released the “Bamboo for Plastic” Global Action Plan (2023-2030). Based on the “Bamboo for Plastic” initiative, they called on all countries to include “Bamboo for Plastic” in their development strategies and plans. The element of "plastic on behalf of others" further clarifies the industrial development goals.

Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued the "Three-Year Action Plan to Accelerate the Development of "Replacing Plastic with Bamboo"", proposing that by 2025, the "Replacing Plastic with Bamboo" industrial system will be initially established. Compared with 2022, "Replacing Bamboo with Plastic" will be The comprehensive added value of the main products of "plastic" has increased by more than 20%, and the comprehensive utilization rate of bamboo has increased by 20 percentage points, giving people more expectations for "replacing plastic with bamboo".

For the packaging industry, the "Sunshine Country Statement" may profoundly change the structure of the packaging industry. Plastic packaging must transform to green and environmentally friendly as soon as possible, while paper packaging will become more popular.