However, at present, the actual recovery rate of cardboard and plastic is less than 10% in China's courier industry, and all parties have once again been concerned about the green packaging of "testing water." The reporter launched an investigation.
E-commerce 'test water' green packaging, the implementation of a limited range, accounting for only 1%
The status and trend report on the development of green packaging in the field of express delivery in China published by the State Post Bureau shows that in 2016, the national express package consumed a total of 3.2 billion woven bags, 14.7 billion plastic bags, 3.7 billion crates and 330 million rolls of tape, only A year's consumption of corrugated paper base, reached 46 million tons, equivalent to 72 million trees.
Express overpacking, courier box is not environmentally friendly materials, recycling channels and other issues is the direct cause of the courier packaging garbage.China Express Association former deputy secretary-general, Yoo-yong think tank founder Shao Zhonglin think, 'We should actively change from the supply side of thinking, Explore green, energy-efficient green courier mode. '
To this end, many e-commerce companies began to 'test the water' green packaging. Suning launched in April 2017 'shared express box' action that is used in the final delivery of recyclable boxes instead of cardboard boxes; JD launched environmental action ' It is estimated that by 2020, the use of disposable packaging cartons in the supply chain will be reduced to 10 billion to achieve 100% logistics and packaging using renewable or recyclable materials. This year's 'Double 11', rookies open 20 global greenhouses , Biodegradable express packaging, synchronization in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places to open the carton recycling program.
Green packaging has not yet become mainstream, and according to the Novice Network forecast, 99% of courier packages will become rubbish still to be handled by consumers, cleaners and waste recyclers, either incinerated or landfilled.
Recycling process design, staffing and courier box allocation efforts
Qi, who lives in Nanjing Xuanwu District, Suning recently received the 'shared courier box', 'courier box is relatively high value, looked clean and tidy, receiving goods pick up in one step, but the receipt must be delivered with the face to face delivery courier , kind of hard. '
Ms. Qi trouble is not the case, Suning logistics sharing courier box project manager Yang Shuang said, 'Shared courier box' is a new attempt to Suning green packaging, but the actual implementation of the process indeed there are many problems: Some users reflect that if The courier sent to the company, the courier box is not convenient to take home the goods after the recycling; 'courier box' request for immediate recovery, and sometimes can not see courier brother 'These problems to the courier box recycling, recycling increased difficulties. '
Recently, the State Post Bureau and other 10 departments jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Synergistically Promoting Green Packaging in the Express Industry. It proposed that the use of equipment such as transfer boxes and cage trucks will be promoted in 2020 and that the use of woven bags and tapes will be further reduced and basically completed. Express package recycling system.
'Express delivery cycle is difficult to implement, mainly because the design of the recycling process is not perfect.' Shao Zhong Lin believes that the e-commerce logistics are forward logistics, goods through the e-commerce - courier companies - Distribution Center - Delivery Point - Express brother, To the hands of consumers and the realization of the courier box recycling cycle requires reverse logistics.Because the design of reverse logistics process is complex, staffing and courier box network deployment to increase business difficulty, the implementation becomes difficult.
For the recovery system, some companies have said they have begun to explore the reverse logistics.Guan Dong logistics green packaging project leader Duan Yanjian said, 'for self-service business, Jingdong logistics infiltration to the warehouse, sorting, distribution of the entire link to facilitate the establishment of reverse logistics System
'To achieve the courier box operability recovery, but also consider the courier box of material selection, the box's effective perception and box matching and other aspects.' Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Dean Huang Weidong said the choice of strong, lightweight Materials, to explore easy to clean, adjustable cabinet management, design a variety of standard packaging, in order to achieve multi-cycle courier, cleaning and safety, delivery safety and many other requirements.
The first high cost of promotion, take the road to market-oriented, industry-wide linkage
The Guiding Opinions on Synergistic Promotion of Green Packing in Courier Industry also states that the proportion of green packaging materials to be degraded will reach 50% by 2020 and the packaging materials with excessive special substances such as heavy metals will be basically phased out, and the utilization rate of e-AWB will reach over 90% An average of more than 10% reduction in express packaging supplies.
In response, many express delivery companies said that the cost is an unavoidable issue.China's express delivery green packaging situation and trends report 2017, made in the express corporate headquarters and grassroots outlets survey, more than 95% of respondents Said that the cost of environmental packaging unbearable pressure.On the survey of e-commerce sellers, more than 64% of respondents also believe that the key to promoting courier green packaging is to reduce the cost.
To solve the cost problem, Shao Zhonglin believes that the promotion of green express packaging can try the path of marketization, introduce third-party business professionals to do express box recycling and sharing, or advertise in courier boxes to attract social capital investment or design for industry-wide use Standard sharing courier box, play the industry-wide advantage to reduce the cost of a single logistics enterprises to promote green packaging.
'For the first time into biodegradable green bags higher cost, many companies are reluctant to invest a large area, in fact, in the long run, with the increase in the number of crate delivery cycle, the cost will fall.' 'Suning North China Beijing logistics company vice president Manager Shi Pengfei said that, for example, Suning express box can be recycled more than 1,000 times, about saving a 10-year-old trees, 'If the electricity supplier industry to join the shared delivery box program, a year can save nearly 46.3 Xiaoxing'anling trees '
Shao Zhonglin believes that at present, China's green logistics development is in the exploratory stage, green packaging materials research and development, express delivery box shared recycling model needs further exploration, but also require universal participation and joint response. 'Whether it is packaging garbage recycling or green logistics implementation , Policy guidance and support all play an indispensable role. 'Should establish a clear industry standards, detailed rating requirements of environmentally friendly materials, if necessary, to take coercive measures and restrictions to accelerate the arrival of green express delivery industry.
Enhance awareness of social protection, but also to promote the concept of consumer change.Duan Yanjian said Jingdong currently put 5,000 green bags for testing, next year will put 1 million. 'In order to encourage consumers to support green, we will reward, For example, in order to select green bags when ordering a certain number of Jingdong, give consumers some small gifts.