When will the special treatment of express over-packaging be started?

The State Post Bureau publicly stated that it will officially start the special treatment of over-packaging in April 20021year, and strive to effectively curb illegal activities such as over-packaging in one year, and initially establish a long-term working mechanism to prevent over-packaging.

In 2020, the express delivery business in China will exceed 83 billion pieces. The environmental protection problems of express packaging are highlighted in the aspects of over-packaging, using non-environmental protection materials and non-recyclable packaging materials. On March 12, the Measures for the Administration of Mail Express Packaging issued by the Ministry of Transport of China was officially implemented.

The Measures for the Administration of Mail Express Packaging defines the requirements and principles of packaging selection, and stipulates that delivery enterprises should strictly implement the packaging management system, purchase and use packaging materials that meet national regulations, give priority to reusable and easily recyclable packaging materials, optimize mail express packaging, and reduce the use of packaging materials.

In view of the substitution of disposable plastic products, heavy metal content in packaging, benzene solvent residue control and other issues, the Measures clarified corporate responsibilities and strengthened source management.

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The harm of over-packaging of express delivery;

From the perspective of energy utilization, more energy and raw materials are lost. If it cannot be recycled and treated in time and effectively, packaging waste will cause serious environmental pollution.

From the perspective of economic benefits, it will also harm the interests of consumers and the costs incurred by using packaging (such as price, tax, packaging recycling, etc.). ) will ultimately be borne by consumers.

From the perspective of market order, it will also destroy the market order and damage the social atmosphere of green development. If the over-packaging of commodities is not effectively curbed, some enterprises will shift their focus from commodity quality to packaging, relying on packaging to attract customers and occupy the market. This method will cause other enterprises to follow suit, leading to the phenomenon of over-packaging becoming more and more serious and falling into a vicious circle.

Phoenix. Com-In April, the special treatment of over-packaging of express delivery was launched to refuse garbage pollution.