Survey motivation
'Double Eleven' is approaching and 'Shared Express Box' has aroused widespread public concern, and it is reported that 13 cities nationwide will be using 'Shared Express Box' this year.
'Shared courier box' can address the long-courier garbage pollution problem? This green express to achieve the development of initiatives to be effective, what issues need to be resolved?
Courier receipt, the courier take the courier box.Maybe the next time you order, still using the same courier box, but the courier box does not belong to you.
This year's 'Double 11', there are e-commerce platform launched 'shared courier box', the courier box after the recipient sign, the courier will be brought back to each courier box can be used 1000 times.
After the 'Share Express Box' was reported, the already-screened 'Double 11' was put on fire again, but one of the public goodwill discovered a real problem.
Green logistics almost certain
According to the "Status and Trend Report of Green Packaging Development in China's Express Delivery Area" issued by the State Post Bureau, China's express delivery business exceeded 31.2 billion pieces in 2016, with 46 million tons of corrugated paper base used behind it, accounting for one-third of global consumption At the same time, the traditional express packaging also includes the waybill, woven bags, plastic bags, envelopes and internal buffer tape, etc., should not be underestimated.
In this context, the emergence of 'shared courier box' is undoubtedly a beneficial attempt to solve the problem of courier garbage pollution and waste of resources.
For the 'sharing courier box' of environmental protection, users are clapping praise:
@Cryst_Lee: support for support, throwing each full express box feel pity;
@ Hill triads: point to China's logistics! Green logistics, smart logistics fuel;
@ Sufficient food difficulties: a good idea to support recycling economy;
@ Vae between the landscape you only: should be so engaged, receiving the face of inspection, the courier can also recycle the box, save a lot of resources.
In the industry view, 'shared courier box' is actually a courier box for recycling, which has low cost and environmental protection, and provides a new way to solve the problems of excessive packaging and express junk etc. According to the official data, a 'shared courier Box 'cost 25 yuan, is expected to be available for more than 1,000 times, a single cost of only 0.025 yuan.Currently carton prices, logistics companies are facing environmental pressures, so in the express packaging efforts can be described as a necessity.
The cost of the problem to be solved
The 'Shared Express Box' looks great, but there are two major factors to consider: cost, penetration.
Recently, some merchants introduced polymer express boxes and courier boxes, a project the courier company once did, that is, popularized the black foaming foam boxes in the fresh area. However, in fact, few merchants use such packages or because Cost issue.Now a postal 4 foam box price of 4.6 yuan, while the same size of the black foam bubble box rental costs and logistics costs arising from the weight of more than 4.6 yuan, so few people use. Logistics industry for many years, are doing logistics App Zhang Zhenling told the "Legal Daily" reporter said, then, who will increase the logistics costs? 'Traditional corrugated boxes are very light, 6th Post quality three-layer carton only 150 grams. Plastic materials, 'shared courier box' because of the weight increase logistics surcharges borne by whom? Is the consumer, the seller or the logistics company '?
In addition to the most obvious logistics costs, Zhang Zhenling also told reporters the other details of the cost issues:
In the process of using 'shared courier box', the plastic courier box needs to be recycled, that is to say, the courier needs to transport the courier box both back and forth. The quantity of goods that can be transported in one time is reduced and the number of transportation is increased. The energy consumed during this period is How many?
In addition, express delivery at this stage are packaged and then transported to the sorting center, during which the courier is packaged according to the size of the carton, try to avoid waste of space, reduce transportation costs. 'Shared courier box' size is fixed, How to make use of the remaining space in the delivery box? What is the cost of energy loss in this unused space?
Now the courier industry and a few years ago, the courier industry is very different, there are many express delivery through the inn, electronic courier reception. 'Shared courier box' need to be recycled, how to solve this problem?
'The cost of using plastic boxes many times is less than that of cartons, but the initial investment is huge. The foundation of China's express delivery industry is based on a number of sellers and buyers on the e-commerce platform. Are these vendors willing to shoulder the one- Carton flow is one-way, and 'shared courier box' will eventually return to the seller's hands, the cycle period is what? Will there be no peak available time? 'In Zhang Zhenling view, if These problems are not solved, and the 'shared delivery box' can only be 'looks beautiful'.
How to eliminate safety concerns
In addition to cost, another issue with 'sharing courier boxes' is security.
In the interview, many citizens told reporters that if the "shared courier box" was installed before the liquid is easily leaked or corrupt fresh goods, how to ensure that will not be contaminated subsequent follow-up items in it?
Security issues are also of concern to the industry.
'Ordinary courier packaging is wrapped with layers of tape, the purpose is to prevent the transit was being opened privately. Courier delivered to the customer, some customers will use a knife along the slit to cut the tape, so that is still a complete box. How to ensure that the tape will not be damaged when cleaning the courier box? If you do not tape wrapped, and how to ensure the safety of the courier box in transit? 'Opened the original jewelry store on an e-commerce platform, said Qian Qian told reporters If using a 'shared courier box', it is inevitable that the courier box needs to be disinfected regularly, again, which is a cost.
'In addition, the carton has a certain degree of scalability, which can be under the destruction of a certain degree of strength to protect the items, and plastic deformation is much less, will not cause the contents to be damaged under the violent sorting?' Beijing citizen She Mengyang said she Most worried about the problem of violence sorting.
Although there are some problems with the 'Shared Express Box', the insiders still think this move is beneficial to the country and the people, however, the 'ideal state' formed by the 'Shared Box' requires the coordination of consumers and requires a corresponding set of new courier businesses Process as a support.
Zhang Zhenling, as an insider, made some suggestions to design an app to send a message to remind customers and encourage customers to deposit the courier boxes. 'Only by attracting more and more customers can we slowly solve the waste of cartons And pollution. "In addition, it can also be combined with express big data, according to the region, the crowd, the use of the intention to selectively use.