Food packaging and logistics will develop towards the concept of 'green manufacturing'

As the concept and demand of green and environmentally friendly consumption become more and more intense, biodegradable plastic packaging has become popular. Heavyweight enterprises in e-commerce, logistics and other industries such as Alibaba Cainiao Alliance and JD.com actively promote the development of green packaging and green logistics. According to the first 'Report on the Development Status and Trends of Green Packaging in China's Express Delivery Field' released by the State Post Bureau, about 8 billion express bags, 17 billion meters of sealing tape (which can circle the earth 425 times), and 3 billion pieces of filling are used every year. thing. According to statistics from relevant departments, by 2020, the total express delivery across the country will reach 50 billion pieces, and about 20 billion plastic express bags and 7 billion bubble bags will be used. Facing the increasingly severe white pollution problem, my country vigorously advocates new concepts of green development and green manufacturing. Biodegradable plastics, which have been repeatedly demonstrated by academia and industry, have the potential to completely replace traditional non-degradable plastics. Greatly improved. The packaging materials, which currently account for more than 60% of the use of plastic products, have been comprehensively reformed in China. Heavyweight enterprises in e-commerce, logistics and other industries such as Alibaba Cainiao Alliance and JD.com actively promote the development of green packaging and green logistics. Standards have also started to be revised. On June 13, 2015, Alibaba Cainiao Network, together with 32 Chinese and partners, launched the Cainiao Green Alliance - Green Action Plan, promising to replace 50% of packaging materials and fillers with 100% biodegradable green packaging materials by 2020. At the Smart Logistics Summit held on May 22, 2017, Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma once again called for making green environmental protection the consensus of the whole society and lighting the future with green. On June 5, 2017, another domestic e-commerce company, JD.com, launched the Qingliu Program, which aims to work with upstream and downstream partners in the supply chain to promote the greening and environmental protection of the supply chain from the end to the user. It was announced that by 2020, more than 50% of JD Logistics' plastic packaging will use biodegradable materials.