[Chinese Packaging News] With the promotion of the green consumer wave, more and more consumers tend to purchase green products that are harmless to the environment. Products that use green packaging and have a green logo are more easily accepted by foreign investors in foreign trade.
Green Packaging Terms and Definitions
1. Reducing quantification: Under the premise of guaranteeing the function of protecting, transporting, storing, and selling clothing, the first consideration in packaging is to minimize the total amount of materials used.
2. Reuse: Reuse the used packaging material after a certain treatment.
3. Recycling: Recycling of discarded packaging products and processing in a certain way will convert the waste into new substances or energy.
4. Degradable: Discarded packaging materials Under certain conditions, chemical structures and physical and mechanical properties can change significantly, resulting in a decrease in molecular weight, physical mechanical properties, or decomposition into carbon dioxide and water.
Claim
1, the use of packaging materials should be reusable, recycled or degradable.
2, in the premise of protecting the contents intact, try to use a single material.
3, the use of polyvinyl chloride products, the monomer content should meet the requirements of GB9681.
4, the use of polystyrene resin or molded products should meet the requirements of the corresponding national standards.
5. It is not allowed to use foamed polystyrene (EPS), polyurethane (PUR) and other products containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFS).
6. The ink on the outer packaging or the sticker on the printed logo should be non-toxic and should not be in direct contact with the food.
7. Packages that can be reused or recycled, and the disposal and use of wastes are carried out according to the provisions of GB/T16716.
Package Size
1. The size of green food transport packages should meet the requirements of GB/T4892, GB/T13201 and GB/T13757.
2, green food packaging unit should comply with the provisions of GB/T15233.
3, green food packaging trays should meet the requirements of GB/T16470.
Test method 1. Degradable material, refer to GB/T18006.2 for inspection.
2. PVC molded articles for food packaging shall be subject to the provisions of GB9681; the hygienic properties of the rest of the packaging materials shall be inspected according to the hygiene standards of the corresponding materials (see Appendix A for the health indicators of common packaging materials).
Labels and Labels Green foods should have green food labels printed on their outer packagings. They must have clear instructions for use and instructions for reuse and recycling. The design and marking methods of the signs shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions; in addition to the provisions of GB7718, the labels for green foods shall comply with the provisions of GB/13432 if they are special nutritious foods.
Storage and Transportation The green food packaging and storage environment must be clean and hygienic. Appropriate storage technologies and methods should be selected based on product characteristics, storage principles and requirements; storage methods must not change the green food and introduce pollution. Degradable food packaging and non-degradable food packaging should be stored and transported separately. Green food should not be transported together with pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals.
China Packaging Network editors believe that the reason why the green packaging is of concern to the entire international community is because of the special complexity of environmental issues and pollution. The destruction of the environment does not affect national borders. The pollution of one country and the damage of neighboring countries not only endanger ordinary people. The survival of the society, the health of the society, the production of the enterprise, the prosperity of the market, and the international disputes concerning natural resources have also arisen through various channels. Therefore, the green packaging needs to be given special attention.