In recent years, China’s postal industry has developed by leaps and bounds, and the scale of delivery business ranks first in the world. At the same time, the problems of resource consumption and environmental pollution caused by mail express packaging have become increasingly prominent.
Since March 12, 2021, the Measures for the Administration of Mail Express Packaging has been implemented, clarifying that delivery enterprises should use environmentally-friendly materials to package mail express in accordance with regulations, giving priority to reusable and easily recyclable packaging materials. Then, in Qinghai, has the express packaging changed, and have consumers felt this "green wind"? A few days ago, the reporter conducted an investigation and visit.
Nowadays, our life has become increasingly inseparable from express delivery. Buying and unpacking in buy buy is the source of happiness for many people. However, in addition to being happy, the express packaging on the inner three floors and the outer three floors has also made many online shopping enthusiasts feel distressed and tired, and "unpacking the express is cool for a while, and the express packaging is wasted."
According to the data of Xining Postal Administration, by the end of 2020, the business income of Xining postal industry reached 845 million yuan, and the total express delivery business reached 659 million yuan, and it grew at a relatively fast speed. At present, there are 449 express delivery outlets (including branches and express service stations) in Xining, 9 express delivery enterprises with annual business income exceeding 10 million yuan and 7 express delivery enterprises with business volume exceeding one million pieces. The growing scale of express delivery business has enhanced the urgency of curbing excessive packaging of express delivery.
The provincial capital staged a "green" express.
On May 17, the reporter randomly visited a number of express outlets in Xining. At a branch, Ms. Xu, a citizen, unpacked the box on the spot after taking the express delivery, leaving the box at the express delivery point.
In a rookie station in Chengdong District of Xining City, a citizen is sending a letter. "Just two laps can be strong? Wrap two more laps of tape! " The public said to the courier who was receiving and packaging at the station. "This winding method is very strong, the box won’t leak, don’t worry. Too much tape is wrapped, which is both wasteful and difficult to disassemble. " The courier patiently explained.
In the interview, the reporter found that many express stations have encountered similar situations. Wu Hui, the courier, said: "Now most distributors can understand the courier’s practice."
According to the "Measures for the Administration of Express Mail Packaging" recently implemented, it is forbidden to wrap too much tape on express parcels. In order to make the express parcel strong and use as little tape as possible, various express delivery enterprises in Xining city have taken action at present.
"We will use a special degradable green express packaging bag. Under normal circumstances, we don’t use extra tape, and the seal has its own tape, which is very strong." The staff of the rookie station told the reporter.
"Our courier will conduct all-staff training before taking up his post. If the express mail is packaged in a carton, the packaging tape will be sealed in a cross shape at the carton seal. If it is some special goods, it can be sealed in a well shape." Li Chunfeng, head of the business office of SF Express Kunlun East Road, told the reporter.
At SF Express’s business office, the reporter saw that in addition to tape winding, the business department also has a packer to handle large packages, which saves tape and is stronger.
It is understood that SF Express has gradually promoted electronic face sheets, narrow-width adhesive tapes, express handling baskets instead of woven bags, circulating transfer bags and gas bubble fillers, making express packaging more "green".
"Online self-service filling in express orders not only saves paper, but also saves us trouble." Li Chunfeng told reporters.
In the interview, the reporter learned that the width of the tape used is also particular. In order to save resources, at present, all the tapes of express outlets have been replaced with narrow tapes below 45 mm, which is about 10 mm narrower than the tapes used before. Although the tape is "slimming", it does not affect the packaging effect from the actual operation. "It looks unremarkable. Since we adopted the’ cross’ or’ well’ shape to pack according to the specified requirements and reduced the entanglement, the usage of tape in the business outlets has been reduced by one third, and at least two boxes of tape have been saved in a month." Li Chunfeng said.
Green packaging is becoming a trend.
"I used to buy a small object online and wrap it in three layers and three layers. Even if I cut it with scissors, it will take a long time." Ms. Shi, a consumer, told reporters, "Now, the promotion and application of environmental protection packaging not only reduces the time for unpacking express delivery and cleaning up garbage, but also significantly reduces the generation of express delivery packaging garbage."
Nowadays, the green express packing box replaces the commonly used corrugated box, which brings fundamental changes to environmental protection and reduces the packaging waste sharply. At the same time, the green express packaging box will also be continuously upgraded. In addition to the standard model and the portable foldable model, the recyclable transfer bag (box) made of new materials, which is lighter, more environmentally friendly and resistant to falling, is also being piloted.
As early as 2018, SF Express Qinghai Branch launched shared express boxes, circulating express bags, and some also launched express carton recycling services. According to estimates, a shared express box can save a 10-year-old tree if it is circulated more than 2000 times. Practice shows that the implementation of shared express box not only curbs excessive packaging and saves resources such as trees, but also accelerates the development of green express.
In addition, some express logistics companies in Xining have launched "green warehouses". These green warehouses all use adhesive-free express boxes and 100% degradable express bags. For example, a series of attempts to replace disposable plastic woven bags with recyclable transfer bags (boxes), less tape for packaging, less ink for printing, recyclable packaging boxes, and more use of new energy vehicles for transportation have accelerated the green process of express delivery.
However, some more environmentally friendly packaging materials are more expensive than ordinary ones. Compared with ordinary express cartons, the cost of adhesive-free express cartons is two or three times or more higher, while the market price of degradable plastic packaging products is generally about one time that of ordinary plastic packaging products.
Therefore, there are also many consumers who have doubts about whether the price of express delivery will increase if all environmentally friendly materials are packaged. Xiao Zhao, who is doing e-commerce business, told reporters: "Now, there are fewer and fewer plastic bags in express stations, and there are more and more cases of using carton packaging. Sometimes a medium-sized carton, ranging from a few yuan to a dozen yuan, is close to the cost of express delivery. "
According to the reporter’s visit, the current express delivery fees of express delivery companies such as SF Express and Yuantong have not fluctuated due to the implementation of the new regulations. Some courier company outlets also said that customers can choose courier bags or recyclable courier boxes for mailing express delivery, and there will be corresponding discounts on prices.
The industry believes that green and environmentally friendly express packaging materials may further increase the cost, but popularizing recyclable products or reducing repeated packaging and improving the efficiency of packaging materials through scientific and technological means will become the main ways for express delivery enterprises to cope with the rising cost of packaging materials.
"Packaging Revolution" Leads Green Logistics
Express packaging, safety and efficiency is the first.
"Express packaging seems inconspicuous, but it is closely related to customer experience and environmental protection." Dou Yinjun, head of the marketing department of China Post Qinghai Branch, said, "Improper packaging can’t protect goods; Excessive packaging is easy to cause waste and may pollute the environment. Inferior materials may also affect the health of consumers, so we choose express packaging with dual attributes of safety, efficiency and environmental protection. "
Dou Yinjun said that the marketing department of Qinghai Branch of Post also exports industry packaging solutions according to different customer needs. "For example, for fragile items, packaging with high fit and inflatable fillers are used to improve the cushioning effect." In addition, China Post continues to give full play to its advantages in the field of bulky goods, and develops its own packaging for bulky goods such as furniture and household appliances, such as green recycling box packaging, which not only reduces the damage rate of goods in the transportation process to zero, but also conforms to the concept of environmental protection.
At the same time, the postal express outlets in Haidong City, Golmud City and other cities in Qinghai Province encourage the use of degradable plastic packaging first, carry out comprehensive pilot projects for industrial eco-environmental protection cities, and focus on express packaging management and energy conservation and emission reduction.
In addition, the reporter learned in the interview that the "green" development of express packaging forced the green transformation of packaging production enterprises, promoted their reform of production technology and simplified product packaging. Many food production enterprises in Qinghai province also require related packaging production enterprises to carry out green simple packaging production in terms of external packaging, which not only plays the role of external packaging to protect products, but also protects the environment and reduces the production of packaging pollutants.
Express "packaging revolution" is leading the new direction of green logistics. According to Mao Ruilong, the person in charge of Qinghai Hengnaite Packaging Technology Co., Ltd., with the social attention to environmental protection, green packaging such as paper packaging is widely recognized by the public, which has not only use value, but also recycling value. "Nowadays, a large number of commodities are packaged in cartons and cartons. As a manufacturer of paper packing, we actively develop new products in outer packaging and transportation packaging, such as miniature corrugated cardboard boxes and honeycomb cardboard, and try our best to make reusable and easy-to-recycle packaging materials, thus helping the green development of the entire logistics industry."
In the long run, green, environmental protection and intelligence are the general trend. With the rapid development of express delivery industry, it is facing more requirements in environmental protection and corporate social responsibility. At the same time, logistics enterprises should also adopt a greener and recyclable logistics mode, and finally form a win-win situation.
"The express delivery industry is a completely competitive industry and the market plays a decisive role. In the future, we will also support express delivery companies and third-party organizations to expand the scope of use of recyclable express packaging; Encourage e-commerce and express delivery companies to cooperate with commercial organizations, convenience stores and property service companies to set up recycling points for recyclable express packaging agreements, put recycling facilities for recyclable express packaging, enrich recycling methods and channels, and guide express delivery companies to accelerate the greening process. " The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Postal Administration said. (Source: Qinghai Daily)