The development of paper packaging containers will not only bring many business opportunities, but also an inevitable trend of environmental protection. The recycling of paper packaging is a social system project, and a sound and effective recycling system should be established as soon as possible.
Fundamentally solve the problem
Many consumers do not understand that Tetra Pak can be recycled, so they are often thrown away, making them a "misplaced resource." Good news came from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places. With the support of Tetra Pak, an emerging waste paper packaging recycling industry chain was gradually formed. With advanced recycling technology, waste paper packaging can be fully utilized. , become many daily necessities of life. Tetra Pak made a circular economy plan. Since Shanghai has established a relatively mature composite paper packaging and processing network, Tetra Pak will hold prize collection activities in Shanghai. After completing the system, it will expand its experience to more cities.
As a pioneer in aseptic packaging technology, Tetra Pak, Tetra Pak, Tetra Pak and other aseptic carton packs are the preferred packaging for liquid foods such as milk, beverages, and juices. As consumers’ purchasing power increases, more and more discarded packets are generated. Tetra Pak is a six-layer composite paper package in which about 75% of the ingredients are high-quality long-fiber pulp, which is undoubtedly a premium raw material for recycled paper. Through the processing and processing of professional manufacturers, the abandoned Tetra Pak can produce a large number of daily necessities and industrial materials such as recycled paper, flooring, and trash cans. It is not only beneficial to environmental protection but also producing good economic benefits.
In 2004, Shengda Group achieved a circular economy by extending the industrial chain from the pulp and paper production to the recycling of paper packaging products and the recycling of waste paper to pulp and paper production. Pulp and paper production uses wheat straw, rice straw, cotton straw, and reed as raw materials, and wastewater from papermaking is discharged into the reed plantation base through a sewage treatment system. The organic matter contained in the waste water is a fertilizer for the growth of the reed, and the pulp paper produced enters the packaging production base. As a raw material for paper packaging, the scrap produced in paper packaging production and recycled waste paper can be reused in paper making. Through such a cycle, environmental pollution can be reduced and the economic and social benefits of the company can be increased. Erie's originally used the milk composite paper packaging waste package that was difficult for the company to dispose of during the production process. The recycling utilization rate of the Jinchuan factory at its flagship production base has reached 100%. A few years ago, milk waste was always a heavy burden for Yili, and Yili paid a lot of money each year to deal with these so-called “junk”. In order to fundamentally solve this problem, Yili collaborated with Tetra Pak to establish an environmental action team at its flagship factory in Jinchuan. The Jinchuan Plant, together with the Tetra China Ministry of Environmental Technology, provided technical support to the Rongxin Paper Factory located in the suburbs of Hohhot, and established a recycled paper packaging recycling production line with hydraulic repulping technology as the core. Now, Yili Jinchuan Factory and Rongxin Paper Factory have established a win-win business model: Rongxin Paper Factory makes a regular purchase at a price of several hundred yuan, and Rongxin’s paper products are provided to Iran at a preferential price. Make outer packaging carton material.
Promising green packaging materials
The recycling of paper packaging is an objective requirement for the rapid development of paper packaging. Compared with the three major plastic, metal and glass packagings, paper packaging has been recognized as one of the most promising green packaging materials. In the four major modern packaging materials (paper, plastic, glass, and metal), paper and plastic are inexpensive, easy to process, and have a wide range of raw materials. They are not as fragile as glass and are not as heavy as metal. Therefore, paper and plastic Packaging is widely used in daily life. However, due to the fact that plastic packaging materials are not easy to degrade on their own, it will cause environmental pollution and other problems. It is determined by international authoritative experts that paper is the most promising green packaging material.
At present, the output of paper and paperboard is increasing year by year. Packaging paper and paperboard account for more than 50% of the total paper and board production in China. Per capita consumption of paper has become an important indicator of the economic development level and social civilization in a country. In 2005, the total output value of China's packaging industry reached more than 400 billion yuan, of which 20 million tons of paper packaging products. Although paper packaging products have grown fastest, they still cannot meet the needs of exports and high-end goods in terms of variety and quality. Therefore, about a quarter of the gap still needs to be resolved by imports. According to authoritative forecasts. From 2006 to 2010, the annual output value of the packaging industry is expected to reach 450 billion yuan, maintaining an average annual growth rate of 7%. Paper packaging products reached 27 million tons from 2006 to 2010, reaching 36 million tons from 2011 to 2015. In the development of paper products, there have been many new varieties that are environmentally friendly. The paper-structured paper drum is a better new type of green packaging. Compared with the traditional iron hoop drum, it eliminates the iron hoop and wood (or iron) bottom cover. It is a kind of paper bucket that is completely composed of paper. The equipment for the production of full-paper structural drums has eliminated equipment such as punches, shears, spot welders or seam welders due to the elimination of iron and wooden parts. The full paper structure drum not only achieves the purpose of environmental protection, but also meets the packaging requirements for exporting to Europe and the United States. All-paper structural paper drums are much better than traditional iron hoop paper drums in terms of raw material consumption, processing technology, product cost, environmental protection and packaging requirements, and are ideal green packaging containers.
At present, the annual consumption of aluminum cans in China is 6 billion to 7 billion, which requires importing a large amount of raw materials, and the price is expensive. Together with environmental pollution and other factors, the country no longer approves new aluminum can production lines. Therefore, the search for new packaging containers that replace aluminum cans has become a constant concern in the industry. The birth of paper cans overcomes the drawbacks of aluminum cans and has broad prospects for development. Paper cans can be used in paint, chemical, food, medicine and other packaging, but also used to produce paper boxes, paper cups, paper drums and other products. Experts expect that the annual demand for Chinese paper cans will gradually reach 15 billion, and its excellent characteristics will inject new vitality into the Chinese packaging industry.
At present, the pace of research and development of special paper for food packaging in China should be accelerated. In food packaging paper, it is urgent to develop food insulation packaging paper. The function that this kind of paper should have is to preserve the aroma, freshness, and heat of the cooked food so that it can be easily consumed by people to adapt to a fast-paced life. The principle of this insulation paper is like a solar collector, which converts light energy into heat energy. Usually people only need to put this special paper in the place where sunlight can shine, and the heat will be added in, so that the food in the paper will maintain a certain degree of heat.
China's food, medicine, glassware, instrumentation, electrical and mechanical light industry and other products are mostly plastic products. In order to seek new alternative materials, the Technology Development Department of the Department of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Industry and Technology Development Department has developed production technology and complete production lines for waste paper recycled plastic packaging materials. The waste paper recycled plastic packaging material produced by this technology has good air permeability and flexibility. Fuyang, Zhejiang produces pulp and plastic pellets from waste composite paper, with a monthly capacity of 300 tons of equipment. However, only about 10 tons can be recovered each month, and the remaining processing capacity can only be used to process conventional waste paper. Although Shanghai Caile purchased scrap at a price of RMB 800/ton to RMB 1,000/ton, the amount of recycling was still limited and could not meet the demand for existing production capacity. People concerned have appealed that the development of China’s circular economy needs recycling companies, and it also needs the support of the public and all sectors of society. In particular, it is necessary to use the power of schools, neighborhood communities, waste collection systems, sanitation systems, and environmental protection volunteers to jointly recycle waste packets. It is fully utilized.
In order to change this situation, in June 2005, Tetra Pak held a large-scale environmental protection charity event entitled “Recycling Tetra Pak, Happy to Do Environmental Protection” in Shanghai in June 2005. It promoted the recycling of Tetra Pak packaging and superior environmental protection to consumers. Characteristics, to promote the recycling and recycling of Tetra Pak packaging with the concept of “happy and environmental protection”.
Learn from foreign experience
Brazil, which is also a developing country, has formed a waste recycling system consisting of government, non-government organizations, corporate alliances, community publics, scavengers, and recycling companies. The reuse rate of waste beverage containers has reached 20%. The United Kingdom has launched a recycling campaign for large-scale recycling of beverage paper packaging. In May 2005, media reported that paper packaging manufacturer Smith Anderson invested 500,000 pounds to build a new plant for recycling paper packaging. 70% of this investment was made by the British Liquid Food Packaging Association. (LFCMA) provided that this newly-built package recycling and recycling plant can produce about 18,000 tons of recycled paper packaging each year.
The Japanese government formulated the "Container Packaging Recycling Act" in 1995, which clearly stipulated that manufacturers and consumers are obliged to recycle various kinds of packaging wastes for recycling. Consumers should place the waste at a designated place at a designated time and be regularly recycled by the relevant local government authority or a designated recycling company and sent to a designated factory for processing and utilization. In addition, the Japanese government has also formulated the Basic Law for the Promotion of Recycling Society, the Waste Disposal Law, the Law on Promotion of the Utilization of Resources, the Law on the Recycling of Home Appliances, the Law on the Recycling of Food, and the Law on Automobile Recycling. And so on, the formulation and implementation of these laws have played an important role in the effective use of resources and environmental protection. In a department store or supermarket in Japan, it can be seen that the packaging of food, beverages, and other daily necessities is basically an ordinary paper box, but the design of these boxes is not only convenient and practical, but also the pattern and color match are very harmonious and beautiful. It is also exquisite, which has virtually improved the quality of the goods, and also increased the value of the goods in people's minds.
Germany has enacted the Circular Economy Act to promote the recycling of packaging materials. Denmark takes the lead in implementing the "green tax" system. In countries where waste paper recycling is relatively mature, there is a complete set of strict recycling legal systems. For paper-making enterprises, it is mandatory that a certain amount of waste paper be used as raw material for production; for recycling enterprises, the government must be given a certain amount of subsidies to ensure that they can operate in a reasonable way to obtain a reasonable economic benefit; for consumers, the administrative law enforcement department will conduct random checks at any time. , For the failure to submit the waste paper classification to the designated recycling office as required.
Author: Xu Liang Source: China Packaging
