The Prospect of Packaging Industry in Environmental Awareness (II)

• The controversy over the composition of the LCA has nothing to do with the controversy over traditional conservative ideas or old knowledge held by everyone. In other words, the application of packaging materials should be determined by the LCA study. In the future, it will be particularly important for companies that have established an environmental awareness to perform any work.
Third, the imbalance of ecological balance At present, the suspicion and propaganda of dioxins and other chemical substances is an important cause of endocrine disorders, a lot of research is still ongoing, some packaging materials can be replaced by other materials, on the other hand, the United States environmental protection The Agency (EPA) stated that unless the actual situation is clear, these materials are currently only suspected to have a harmful effect. Therefore, the corresponding replacement material was studied in various situations. As the times change, we must re-examine the packaging that we have used and considered safe in the past, even though these materials meet the existing standards. We are also constantly changing key objectives. With the development of technology, we must examine and verify these materials as a process of change in order to obtain adequate protection and safety. The revelation of this method is to tell us how to adapt to change.
Fourth, the change of lifestyle Our lifestyle and the use of packaging materials are changing. Such changes include an increase in the average life expectancy, a decrease in the population of North of birth, a change in the demographic structure, the emergence of dual-income families, an increase in single-parent families, irregularities in the number of Japanese meals, and irregular meal times; and changes in sales methods. The Japanese’s consciousness is changing from a sense of group consciousness to a sense of “respecting oneself.” In addition, the concept of a country that is 100 million people is changing. The income gap is increasing, and more and more people are demanding to improve their quality of life. These varied and varied phenomena have become a low-speed wave that changes society.
There is a clear need to change the packaging of various items. The key to the problem lies in how to provide requisitioned materials that can be rented to environmental awareness societies. Packaging service providers need to develop easy-to-use packaging products, and at the same time be able to obtain the use and customer satisfaction. It is necessary to disclose and explain the “reason why packaging materials meet environmental protection standards” or “why use this material to make such products”. In addition, it is crucial to increase consumer awareness of packaged products. About 80% of consumers’ sources of information are commercial establishments.
31% of people attach importance to basic product information. They are concerned with "stylish," "safety," and "price."
27% rely on information. They often come and go in stores, seeking all aspects of product information.
19% of people value the new product information recommended by the business. They need to be informed about goods that improve the quality of life, such as "health", "romantic" and "ecological requirements".
23% of those who passively obtain product information. They do not need any special product information.
V. Control of Industrial Waste Emissions In addition to the discharge of industrial waste during the production process of packaged goods, a large amount of waste is also generated during the use of packaged goods. For example, a large amount of waste paper products will be generated when removing packaging materials or signs. For these wastes, recyclable containers and heat tags can be used. With more and more factories claiming zero discharge of waste, it is necessary to revisit the use of transportation methods and packaging materials.
VI. Packaging Materials 6-1. Production of Lightweight Materials In this area, transparent metallization materials have attracted widespread attention. The expectations and requirements of various parties are promoting the paralysis of transparent volatile materials, but the actual situation is not so simple. The use of aluminum foil still plays a representative role, but it requires the use of transparent and volatile materials when the packaging material can be used to shield articles. At one time, transparent spacer packaging materials attracted people's attention. Research and improvement are being vigorously carried out and the scope of application is also expanding. The urgent task is to improve the performance of this separator and enable it to have anti-curling and anti-collision capabilities.
Coextrusion of multi-layer materials is suitable for a method of producing lightweight materials, and is often applied together with a sealing layer coating technique. Surface printing, including enamel. Gravure printing technology will be gradually applied.
6-2. Foam Technology Foam materials have been used to develop lightweight materials. There are several types of single-layer materials, and these materials and coextruded materials are used to meet specific application needs, including sealing, collision resistance, opaqueness, and infrared heat insulation. At present, due to its thermal insulation and non-sliding properties, it is used in paper manufacturing. Therefore, designing packaging materials not only meets environmental requirements, but also satisfies some other requirements.
6-3. Co-extrusion Application of the most ideal materials Minimize the amount of material used. Co-extruded materials are one of the methods. The perfect combination of coextrusion and stretching techniques must be studied, as well as materials with good sealing properties and high strength. With the development of printing technology at any time, surface printing will be gradually used.
6-4. Various alternative materials are currently looking for alternative materials that can reduce environmental hazards. From now on, these materials will be applied to the experimental stage. Since there are no specific figures, however, evaluation studies of these materials will require a great deal of time and labor. In order to actually apply these materials, the letter skin must be open. With the application of PET, PEN and its style will be widely used.
Seventh, the future demand gradually, each company will strongly need to include the environmental protection method including the information disclosure.
These companies should ensure that users and consumers understand exactly what they are doing. This is also true for the packaging industry. Packaging manufacturers can't just be limited to changes in surface methods, but must adhere to the attitude of truly developing the packaging industry. Packaging manufacturers and packaging users need to work closely together. As a result of this cooperation, the packaging industry should satisfy both.
Packaging manufacturers must accurately grasp all kinds of information and take the right direction of change in the era of environmental awareness. We must realize that we should try our best to produce packaging products that meet the requirements of the times and provide new types of packaging products. In our minds, we always pay attention to the balance between science and human emotion and reaction. This is the mission that history has given to our packaging manufacturers.