On January 1, 2018, China banned the launch of the 'foreign garbage' ban on the import of 24 types of solid waste, including plastics, paper products, garbage, etc. 'One order provoked thousands of layers of waves' because China has dealt with at least the world for a long time. Fifty percent of paper products, metal and plastic waste exports, can be said to have a knock-on effect on the world, especially in Western countries, where the response is most intense. Has Germany, which has always been environmentally friendly, affected? How does German plastic waste generally be handled? The reporter recently visited the Eurosafety lightweight packaging material processing plant in Berlin on a field visit.
The European Green Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is the world's top ten resource recycling and environmental services company. Since its establishment in 1968, it has been focusing on solid waste in various business areas. Shi Weihao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group, said in an interview with the reporter that Oulubao China is very welcome to launch a series of related promotion policies in response to its growing demand for circular economy and renewable resources. Naturally it also includes the 'foreign garbage ban': 'I personally especially support this ban in China. Because China It should not be the 'garbage yard' of the world. It is true that China needs industrial raw materials, but it should be high-quality raw materials. At the same time, the introduction of the ban will help China to improve its ability and efficiency in recycling and using its own garbage. By further improving related systems, promoting pilots, etc., we will find a 'Chinese road' that is in line with national conditions, different from Germany or Europe. '
In the 1990s, Germany established a dual-track collection system for the recycling and disposal of discarded product packaging waste. As one of the members of the German packaged dual-track system, OLF has been working with packaging materials such as waste plastics. The collection, classification, and reuse have always occupied a major market share, and the innovation and development of related technologies have always been at the leading position. At present, OLF has four lightweight packaging material processing plants in the entire German area, and the fifth one also It is under construction. Among them, the 140,000 tons of plastic packaging waste generated by approximately 4 million inhabitants in Berlin and the surrounding area are collectively handled by the processing plants located in the suburbs of Berlin. The press spokesman for the processing plant, Zang Ge, told reporters: 'We Using sorting equipment, including magnets, eddy current sensors, near-infrared rays, etc., representing the European frontier process, and manual closing of the closing part, these packaging materials are divided into thirteen categories. Such precise identification can guarantee the processing The variety and higher quality of raw materials entering the recycling and reuse link. '
After different types of waste plastics are separated by automatic sorting technology, a series of steps such as removing impurities, chopping, cleaning and drying are completed to achieve recycling, and finally they are supplied to various types of plastics production enterprises. Zhang Pei, director of China Affairs at the European Green Group, said that the two sides have great potential for deepening cooperation in this area. She said that China is one of the most important overseas markets for the EU Green Group, bilateral business. Contacts have been in place for more than two decades. Although China's import restrictions on imports of waste are bound to bring changes to the entire industry, Europol believes that this change has played a more positive role in promoting: 'We will consider meeting in China. A large number of plastic products are digested in China, including sorting, processing, granulation, making new plastic products, etc. This is exactly the area that we want to further expand in China. Therefore, China proposes to import restrictions. It is very beneficial for us to promote the resource recycling business in the plastics industry. It can be said that it provides a good environment. We are also confident in China. To achieve sustainable development in this area. '