Chinanews.com, February 25. According to the website of the State Post Bureau, on February 8, 2021, the "Administrative Measures for the Packaging of Mail Express" was released and will come into force on March 12, 2021.

The Measures require that the shipping and delivery companies should follow the principles of environmental protection and economy, according to the nature, size, and weight of the contents of the mail express, reasonably carry out packaging operations to prevent excessive packaging; and encourage the delivery companies to set up packaging recycling facilities at their business and processing sites Equipment, establish and improve corresponding working mechanisms and business processes, and recycle packaging materials.

Data map: logistics staff are sorting express delivery.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun

  In recent years, my country's postal industry has achieved leapfrog development, and the scale of postal delivery has steadily ranked first in the world.

Regarding the resource consumption and environmental pollution caused by the packaging of express mails, the central government requires that attention be paid to conservation and environmental protection, to prevent excessive packaging, and to avoid waste and environmental pollution.

The "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes" and the "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery" provide for the optimization, reduction, and recycling of express packaging, and clarify the supervision and management responsibilities of the postal administration.

In order to thoroughly implement the central decision-making and deployment, practice the concept of green development, improve industry governance capabilities, accelerate the green transformation of express mail packaging, and promote enterprises to implement the main responsibility, it is necessary to formulate departmental regulations in accordance with the provisions of the upper law, strengthen system supply, and strengthen legal protection .

  The State Post Bureau initiated the formulation of the "Administrative Measures for Mail and Express Mail Packaging" in January 2020. It has organized enterprise seminars, on-site investigations, and expert discussions for many times, and has fully consulted relevant ministries and commissions, shipping companies, packaging manufacturers, and industries during the drafting process. Opinions and suggestions from associations, social environmental protection organizations, scientific research institutions and other units.

From June 30 to July 30, 2020, the "Administrative Measures for Mail Express Package (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" will be open online for comments.

On this basis, the Office Meeting of the Director of the State Post Bureau decided on November 5, 2020 to submit the "Management Measures for Express Mail Packaging (Draft for Review)" to the Ministry of Transport for deliberation.

On February 3, 2021, the ministerial meeting of the Ministry of Transport deliberated and approved.

  The "Administrative Measures for the Packaging of Express Mails" is divided into 6 chapters: General Provisions, Packaging Selection, Packaging Operation, Supervision and Management, Legal Responsibilities, and Supplementary Provisions, totaling 47 articles.

The main contents include: First, the overall requirements for the packaging management of mail and express mail have been clarified, including the unified management responsibilities of the headquarters of the shipping and delivery company, the overall requirements for the use of packaging, the coordination of related industries, the cooperation of industry, university and research, and industry self-discipline.

The second is to clarify the packaging selection requirements, including the establishment and implementation of packaging management systems, the use of environmentally friendly materials in accordance with regulations, and packaging reduction measures.

The third is to refine the packaging operation requirements, including the formulation of operating specifications, training of practitioners, packaging operation methods, and packaging recycling and reuse.

The fourth is to refine the supervision and management regulations, including the key inspection content of the postal management department, specific inspection measures, the establishment of packaging coding and traceability management systems, as well as organizational evaluation, credit management, and report handling.

  In terms of packaging selection, the method stipulates that the shipping company should use environmentally friendly materials to package the mail express in accordance with the regulations, and give priority to reusable and easily recyclable packaging materials, optimize the mail express packaging, reduce the use of packaging materials, and actively recycle the packaging Things.

The postal administrative department shall strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, promote the implementation of green product certification for packaging materials in accordance with the law, and gradually improve the industry's green certification system.

Encourage delivery companies to purchase and use packaging materials that have passed green product certification.

  Delivery companies should select suitable packaging boxes based on the maximum quality of the contents and the maximum comprehensive internal dimensions; tapes with a smaller width should be preferentially used, and the use of adhesive tapes on envelopes and packaging bags with adhesive functions should be exempted.

Encourage delivery companies to use tape-free packaging boxes; express mail packaging should be optimized, structural design should be strengthened, and filling materials should be reduced.

  In terms of packaging operation, the regulations require that the shipping company should follow the principles of environmental protection and economy, and according to the nature, size, and weight of the contents of the mail express, reasonably carry out packaging operations to prevent excessive packaging, not to wrap too much tape, and minimize the number of packaging layers , Porosity and filler.

  Encourage delivery companies to install packaging recycling facilities and equipment in their business premises and processing sites, establish and improve corresponding working mechanisms and business processes, and recycle and reuse packaging.

Encourage delivery companies to reuse packaging materials such as packaging boxes and filling materials that are in good shape and quality up to standard after recycling; packaging materials that cannot be reused shall be properly disposed of in accordance with relevant regulations.

  In terms of supervision and management, the Measures emphasize that the postal administration department should strengthen the supervision and inspection of delivery enterprises in accordance with the provisions of the Measures.

The key items of supervision and inspection include: the establishment, improvement and implementation of the packaging management system by the shipping company; the implementation of the packaging operation specifications by the shipping company; and the relevant training conducted by the shipping company.

  The Measures emphasize that if the packaging used by a shipping company does not meet the requirements of national regulations, the postal administration department should order the shipping company to stop using it.

The postal administration department shall record the information on the illegal and untrustworthy actions of the shipping and delivery enterprises in accordance with the law, and incorporate it into the credit management of the postal industry.

  In addition, the measures also provide for legal liability and other content.

Including the delivery companies operating international delivery services, they should take necessary measures to regulate the packaging of inbound express mail, give priority to the use of environmentally friendly materials, and avoid external packaging pollution.