China News Service, March 11. According to the website of the State Post Office, the State Post Office recently publicly solicited opinions on the "Specifications for Green Packaging of Mail Express (Consultation Draft)". The solicitation draft clearly states that the sending company should formulate its own mailing package operation specifications in accordance with relevant national regulations, refine the packaging operation methods for different types of internals, implement green packaging requirements, and avoid excessive tape entanglement, excessive use of fillers, Excessive packaging such as excessive use of express packaging supplies.
Data map: Express delivery staff sort packages. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wei Liang
The draft for comments clearly states that the green packaging of postal express mail adheres to the goals of standardization, reduction and recyclability, strengthens cooperation with upstream and downstream, and gradually reduces and reuses packaging materials.
The consultation draft requires that the delivery company should gradually establish a green procurement and supply system, purchase and use packaging products that conform to national standards and industry standards, and require suppliers to provide compliance inspection reports issued by third-party inspection agencies when purchasing and using packaging products. The third-party testing agency shall meet the corresponding qualifications and conditions. The delivery company shall use environmentally friendly packaging in accordance with regulations. Under the premise of not affecting the safety of mail delivery, gradually choose low-weight and high-strength packaging materials, and design and use uniform packaging.
The draft for consultation comments clearly states that the total amount of lead, mercury, cadmium, and chromium in plastic packaging bags and ordinary tapes for postal mail shall not exceed 100 mg / kg, and the residue of benzene solvents shall not exceed 3 mg / ㎡. Mercury and cadmium in ordinary tape shall not exceed 0.5 mg / kg, and lead and chromium shall not exceed 50 mg / kg. Otherwise prescribed by the State shall prevail. The delivery company shall not purchase and use plastic packaging bags that do not meet the standard requirements and substandard quality, and resolutely eliminate inferior packaging bags that exceed certain standards such as heavy metals and solvent residues. Delivery companies are encouraged to reduce the use of plastic packaging bags in combination with actual conditions, and take measures to ban the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags in advance.
The solicitation draft requires that the delivery company should formulate its own mailing package operation specifications in accordance with relevant state regulations, refine the packaging operation methods for different types of internals, implement green packaging requirements, and avoid excessive tape entanglement, excessive use of fillers, Excessive packaging such as excessive use of express packaging supplies.
If a shipping company uses a packaging box, it should choose a suitable packaging box model according to the maximum quality of the contents and the maximum comprehensive internal size, and the empty box rate should not exceed 20%. Among them, the maximum mass in the No. 1 packing box is 3 kg and the maximum comprehensive internal size is 450 mm; the maximum mass in the No. 2 packing box is 5 kg and the maximum comprehensive internal size is 700 mm; the maximum mass in the No. 3 packing box is 10 kg and the maximum comprehensive internal size is 1000 mm; The maximum mass in the No. 4 packing box is 20 kg, and the maximum integrated internal size is 1400mm; the maximum mass in the No. 5 packing box is 30 kg, and the maximum integrated internal size is 1750 mm; the maximum mass in the No. 6 packing box is 40 kg, and the maximum integrated internal size is 2000 mm; No. 7 The maximum weight in the packing box is 50kg, and the maximum overall internal size is 2500mm. If the content exceeds the upper limit of quality or there are special delivery requirements, a strapping band is used for sealing.
If the shipping company adopts tape packaging operation, 45mm width tape or less should be selected. The use of tape on the packing box should follow the following methods: 1 # and 2 # packing boxes should adopt the "one" shape packaging method, and the length of the tape used should not exceed 1.5 times the maximum comprehensive internal size; 3 #, 4 #, and 5 # packaging Boxes should be packed in a “ten” shape, and the length of the tape used should not exceed 2.5 times the maximum overall internal size; 6 # and 7 # packaging boxes should be packed in a “艹” shape, and the length of the used tape should not exceed the maximum size. 4 times the inner size. Shipping companies are encouraged to prioritize the use of tape-free packaging boxes or the use of degradable substrate tapes instead of ordinary plastic substrate tapes. Shipping companies are encouraged to stop using tape on their envelopes.
The draft for comments requires that delivery companies shall not use toxic substances, expanded polystyrene and other substances that are harmful to human health and the ecological environment as filling materials, and take effective measures to gradually reduce the use of polystyrene foam plastic boxes. For the scope of toxic substances, refer to the general catalog of toxic substances and the catalog of highly toxic substances formulated and published by the health administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with relevant departments. If the shipping company uses cushioning fillers, it is encouraged to give priority to the use of degradable fillers. Delivery companies use bubble pads, bubble films, bubble columns and other fillers as cushion packaging, and try to use "fill and use" type fillers.
The consultation draft requires that when shipping companies use bulk bags for the centralized packaging of express mail during transit operations, the use of polyester fibers, polyester cotton, cotton and linen that meet the standards of "Express Container Containers Part 2: Container Bags" is encouraged. Recyclable container bags made of cloth and other materials are gradually prohibited from using disposable plastic woven container bags. Delivery enterprises are encouraged to use recyclable container bags that meet the material specifications specified by the postal administration department of the State Council. Plastic woven bags can be used no less than 20 times, and other materials can be used no less than 50 times.