Environmental protection requirements for export goods packaging materials

Packaging materials for export goods are only allowed to be imported into the importing country if they meet the import regulations, otherwise the customs of the importing country will not release. Many countries restrict or impose mandatory supervision and management on the packaging materials of imported goods in the form of laws and regulations.
For example, the United States stipulates that the packaging of imported goods must not be made of straw, otherwise it will be forcibly burned. New Zealand's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries stipulates that the packaging of imported goods must not be hay, rice straw, bamboo mats, etc. In order to avoid the above situations, the following points should be made:
1, to avoid the use of toxic materials Because the packaging inevitably use printed materials or the use of viscose and other materials to make two different packaging materials joined together, therefore, the printing of raw materials should prohibit the use of toxic metal materials, such as gold powder, silver powder or Copper powder, etc., pigments, dyes, paints, etc. used on packaging containers or labels shall be made of materials that do not contain heavy metals. Adhesives used as bonding materials shall not only be free of toxic or harmful components, but also be easily decomposed during separation. .
Commodity packaging industry commonly used blister packaging materials, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Because this material produces chloride after combustion, it is not only harmful to the human body, but also causes damage to the earth's ozone layer. Now it has been banned by many countries. Therefore, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) etc. should be used for blister packaging materials. Harmless and easily recycled alternatives.
2. Use recycled materials as much as possible. Products from many countries or regions are increasingly being packaged using recyclable materials as one of the conditions for importing foreign goods. Therefore, when using recyclable materials, product packaging is one of the signs that future products are competitive.
Recyclable materials used internationally are mostly recycled paper, recycled paper cartons made from recycled paper, molded pulp, bee pulp paperboard, paper tubes, etc. These recyclable materials are generally used for packaging internal cushioning materials or external materials. Packaging materials, such as developed countries exporting computers, microwave ovens, photocopiers and other goods, use this material as packaging inner or outer packaging materials, and are welcomed by importing countries.
3. Actively develop technology using plants as packaging materials Since plants can basically reproduce continuously and multiply, and large-scale use of plants does not generally harm the environment, ecological balance and maintenance of resources, many prisoners are currently All are actively developing technologies that use plants as packaging materials.
For example, in the United States, corn, hollyhock, wolfberry and other plants or crops are used as raw materials, and biodegradation or photodecomposition techniques are used to form plastics as packaging materials, or cereals are used as vegetal packaging materials. In addition, some countries use vegetal starchy materials. It can be mixed with corrugated paperboard to make soluble packaging materials. After recycling, there is no need to separate the two materials, and it can be directly recycled into paper products. This is a major trend of international food packaging.
4. Use a single packaging material Commodity packaging materials should use the same material as much as possible to reduce the troubles caused by the separation and disintegration between multiple materials. If it is really necessary to use two or more different materials in combination, the packaging should be disassembled. When it is easy to separate or easy to identify, it is best to use cassettes as a method of joining two different materials so that the material can be disassembled without using special tools, and the recovery and separation time can be saved.
For example, foam plastics used in electronic product packaging can be used to reduce the amount of plastic. Some foam plastics can be combined with corrugated cardboard to avoid the difficulty of recovery and separation by using adhesive methods.
Emphasis on environmental protection in packaging design Before packaging design, designers must investigate the specific requirements of the international market for environmentally friendly packaging, such as regulations on environmentally friendly packaging in exporting countries, the strength of consumer environmental protection consumption concepts, green organization activities, and development trends in environmental protection packaging. Etc. so that these factors can be fully taken into account in the packaging design.
In addition, in the packaging design should also consider prominent environmental marketing logo, this logo is different from the environmental logo, which can be designed by manufacturers, suppliers or wholesalers to indicate that a certain product has a specific environmental quality in order to obtain the consumer's Goodwill, while achieving the purpose of expanding marketing.
In short, in today’s increasingly fierce international competition, in the era of vigorous development of the environmental protection campaign, if we want to continuously consolidate and expand the export market and narrow the gap with the developed countries, we must keep up with the “green” era and must pay attention to improving export packaging. The implementation of green packaging can open a practical and feasible path for the sustained and stable development of China’s foreign trade.