5. policy

The healthy development of the green packaging industry depends on the country's good policy support. Because green packaging is a new thing, in the free competition of the market economy, it is necessary to support the government from the policy at the beginning. In the prevention and control of "white pollution" and other issues, it is imperative that the country incorporates a "command-and-control" compulsory management mechanism, establishes environmental laws, regulations, and standards, and implements them in a mandatory rewards and penalties. In order to develop China's green packaging industry, it is recommended that the following industrial policies be implemented:

(1) Promote the environmental label certification system. In the global implementation of the three environmental signs introduced by the ISO - Type I, Type II III. The type I sign specified by IS014000 is called "ecological sign". It is based on the ecological conditions of various countries. Therefore, there will be great differences between developed and underdeveloped countries. The type I logo is a “self-declaration” type “information logo” of an enterprise. The company publicizes its environmental policy, environmental data, and information to the public and accepts social supervision. The type III mark is the environmental "quality mark" of the product, and is marked with specific digital pointers and line segments. It is more intuitive and convenient. For the production enterprises that have been assessed as green packaging products, the green packaging products that have been identified shall be subject to preferential tax reduction and exemption policies for a certain period of time.

(2) Establish a special green packaging new technology development fund in the Ministry of Science and Technology. The specific key projects are to be determined by the competent authorities and experts.

(3) Accelerate the pace of packaging legislation. The implementation of compulsory recycling of packaging products and the responsibility of producers, implementation of waste separation and recovery system, establishment of a regional authorized packaging recycling processing center, and promote the formation of a recycling economy package.

(4) Formulate preferential policies for green packaging of export products and participate in international cooperation related to green packaging to deal with disputes related to green trade barriers related to green packaging. In recent years, the impact of environmental barriers on China's foreign trade exports is equivalent to about 20% of the total exports of the year. According to incomplete statistics, about 9 billion U.S. dollars worth of exports of electromechanical products each year are banned from being produced and sold under the restrictions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Another 8 billion U.S. dollars of export products are affected by the foreign green mark system. U.S.$24 billion of export products do not meet the environmental protection packaging requirements of developed countries and are indirectly affected. This kind of “green barrier” is gradually becoming China’s home appliance industry. One of the major obstacles to the expansion of manufacturing exports. Green barrier features:

a. There is a certain degree of rationality. From the content of performance, it emphasizes the sustainable development of economy and trade.

b. There is a certain degree of legitimacy. In terms of its formulation, it conforms to a certain extent with the relevant WTO agreements.

c. There is a strong technical nature. That is, the standards and regulations for the production, packaging, storage, transportation, and use of products include more technical components.

d. There is a certain degree of specificity. Some standards have been carefully designed and researched and can be used specifically to form green technical barriers for products in certain countries. For example, France prohibits the import of candy containing erythromycin in order to prevent the import of British sweets, while British candy is generally manufactured using erythromycin dyes.

e. Greater flexibility. Because the environmental protection standards of various countries are not uniform, there is a great deal of room to choose from, and there are many national regulations and standards that make people “look at the ocean”. For example, at present, there are more than 100,000 technical standards owned by the European Community, and there are about 15,000 industrial standards in Germany. According to a survey conducted by Japan in March 1994, there are 8184 industry standards and 397 agricultural product standards. f. Higher concealment. Many countries use the name of environmental protection to protect trade, so that exporters often cannot foresee specific contents and changes, and it is difficult to adapt.

s. Certainly discriminatory. Some countries often adopt different methods based on their own specific trade conditions with other countries, thus distorting the principle of national treatment.

h. The severity of the impact. Once the green barrier comes into effect, its effect is often worse than the tariff barrier. Moreover, such measures can easily lead other countries to follow suit, spread from one country to many countries, and produce a chain reaction.

i. Controversial. Due to the wide coverage, the standard sighs are not uniform, and the concealment and legitimacy are intertwined, and it is often prone to disagreements and difficult to coordinate. The forms of green trade barriers are various and include: green tariff system, green technology standard system, green environmental labeling system, green packaging system, green subsidy system, and green sanitation quarantine system. Among them, the green packaging system means that developed countries have formulated higher and more comprehensive standards for packaging materials, including recycling, reuse, and recycling of waste, in order to prevent packaging materials and the resulting packaging waste from causing damage to the environment. Harmful, or improperly structured packaging containers may damage the user's health and take environmental protection measures. However, some too strict discretionary green packaging system may hinder the foreign trade of developing countries and trigger trade disputes.
(5) All kinds of media in the country should vigorously promote the concept of green packaging and set up a “Green Packing Day” activity.

6. in conclusion

Green packaging has become an irreversible trend in the packaging industry and world trade, and the development of green packaging industry has been vigorously promoted, and domestic consensus has been reached. The developed countries have made great progress in green packaging. We must keep up with this development trend and systematically make efforts in many aspects such as economy, technology, management, policy, law, and awareness to make China's green packaging industry The forefront of the world.

Source of information: pack.cn