Circular Economy and Ecological Packaging (I)

I. Circular Economy: The Strategic Choice for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century Circular economy is the abbreviation for Closlow G MaTerials CyclE. The so-called circular economy is characterized by material energy levels and closed-loop recycling, integrating clean production, comprehensive utilization of resources, ecological design, and sustainable consumption, and using ecological laws to guide the economic activities of human society. Therefore, in essence, It is an ecological economy. The traditional industrial social economy is a linear economy with one-way flow of resources, products and pollution. This linear economy is characterized by "high extraction, low utilization, and high emission." People use more and more intensity to extract materials and energy from the earth, and in the process of production, processing, and consumption, a lot of pollution and waste are Discharge into the environment, the use of resources is often extensive and one-time, through the continuous conversion of resources into a waste movement, through the natural cost of reverse growth to achieve the quantitative growth of the economy.
With the development of modern industry, the production and consumption patterns under this linear economy have caused many natural resources and shortages and depletion, and have increasingly caused global environmental damage such as atmospheric and water pollution, greenhouse effect, ozone layer destruction, and land. Metamorphosis, marine ecological crisis, endangered species, increased waste, etc. Circular economy advocates economic development based on the continuous recycling of materials. Low input, high utilization of natural resources and low emissions of waste will fundamentally eliminate the sharp conflict between the environment and development over a long period of time. The circular economy advocates an economic development model that is in harmony with the earth. It requires the organization of economic activities into a feedback process of "resource-product-renewable resources." All materials and energy must be able to continue in this ongoing economic cycle. A reasonable and long-lasting use is achieved, thereby minimizing the impact of economic activities on the natural environment and achieving a win-win situation for the environment and economy required for sustainable development.
The packaging industry is one of the major industries of China's national economy. It has sustained high-speed development in the past decade or so. China's packaging industry currently has more than 25,000 companies. Its annual production value has increased from 7.2 billion yuan in 1980 to 237.6 billion yuan in 2001. It has increased by nearly 18% every year. However, the packaging industry has also consumed a lot of resources. In China, the industrialization level of the packaging industry is still low, the use of packaging products and recycling and processing systems are incomplete, management tools are scarce, and packaging waste causes serious environmental pollution. Seventy percent of packaging products produced in China are discarded after use. The annual packaging waste exceeds 15 million tons, which is as much as 12 kG per capita. In addition, from the investigation and statistics of the waste composition structure, it can be seen that while the production volume of urban waste in China has increased rapidly, the increase in packaging waste has become apparent. From 1984 to 1998, the amount of urban waste generated in China increased from 0.5 million tons to 140 million tons. Among them, packaging wastes have accounted for 35% to 40% of the volume, and there are fewer and fewer lands that can be landfilled, resulting in serious urban siege. Therefore, how to control the pollution of packaging waste has become a public concern. It is imperative that China's packaging industry should be included in the circular economy to promote ecological packaging in an all-round way.
II. Ecological Packaging: The Inevitable Trend of Packaging Industry Development in Circular Economy The so-called ecological packaging refers to the packaging of goods that can be accepted by humans, is compatible with the ecological environment, can be economically manufactured, and effectively performs its functions. Ecological packaging is the extension and intensification of the concept of green packaging. Ecological packaging fully considers the impact of the whole life cycle of packaging on resources, energy and ecological environment, and strives to reduce the environmental load of packaging materials and achieve functional and environmental adaptability of packaging. Balanced and unified.
1. Pursue cleaner production and develop ecological packaging Cleaner production based on the concept of circular economy is based on energy saving, consumption reduction, pollution reduction, and efficiency improvement. With technical management as a means to design and produce optimal production processes and products to eliminate Or reduce the adverse effects of industrial production on human health and the ecological environment. The fundamental purpose of cleaner production is to carry out non-waste, less waste production, to achieve "zero emissions" of pollution in the production process and the greenization of manufactured products, that is, not only to achieve pollution-free and less pollution in the production process, but also to use and ultimately produce its products. There will be no damage to the environment during the scrapping process. (To be continued)

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