New Ideas on Environmental Protection of Plastic Packaging

I. Cornstarch resin replaces plastic packaging materials. Prospect is promising Green environmental protection At present, many countries in the world are conducting research on replacing bio-degradable resins with existing plastic packaging materials. The corn starch resins that have been successfully researched in Japan and Taiwan in the near future have broad prospects for development. This resin is made from corn and plasticized. The packaging material made from it can be disposed of by burning, biochemical decomposition, insect feeding, etc., thus eliminating the "white pollution" hazard.
According to recent information from Taiwan, the number of plastic bags produced per ton of corn resin at the present level is almost the same as that produced by plastic pellets.
According to statistics from the plastics industry in Taiwan, the world produces approximately 100 million tons of plastic products each year, including 30 million tons of disposable packaging materials. Addressing the pollution caused by these materials requires a large social cost. If corn resin can successfully replace some of the packaging plastics, it is estimated that there will be a market worth US$10 billion annually.
Second, the “over-packaging” of commodities is not advisable to prevent over-packaging not only greatly reducing the sources of plastic packaging waste, but also greatly reducing the resources of the earth. For example, under the conditions of reasonable choice of sports packaging, it is entirely possible to reduce the multilevel of sales packaging. The reuse of plastic packaging is also a way to reduce the source of packaging waste.
Third, adhere to the reuse of plastic packaging In fact, the reuse of packaging in transport packaging has been an effective method. There is also a possibility of implementation in sales packaging, especially in the case of consumer goods that have a large sales volume and are widely available, and are likely to be packaged for reuse or refilled. For example, the foreign detergent industry is rapidly turning to concentrated products and related heavy-filling forms. Fabric softeners have been supplied in Europe and North America in the form of heavy-filled, concentrated products for many years, gaining widespread consumer acceptance.
4. The recycling of plastic packaging waste must adopt a comprehensive approach because not all plastic packaging wastes have the value of material recycling, especially large amounts of mixed plastic packaging waste and packaging of toxic substances (such as medicine bottles , pesticide bags, medical plastic waste), are not suitable for the use of materials recycling methods to deal with, but rely on chemical recycling or energy recycling law.
V. Unlimited potential for biodegradable plastic packaging The country has placed degradable plastic packaging in the priority areas of development. Degradable plastic packaging has great market potential in fields such as agriculture, daily chemicals, medicine, and food.