Obviously, metal and paper. The Forest Stewardship Council has proved that paper is a fabulous way for plenty of packaging as it can be sourced from sustainable forests.), recycled, and can be made without chemicals.
Several specific green packaging examples currently in use on the market
- Starch-Based Biomaterial
- Other Plant-Based Biomaterials.
- Biodegradable Packing Peanuts.
- Corrugated Bubble Wrap.
- Mushroom-Based Packaging.
- Recycled Cardboard and Paper.
- Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics.
- Organic Fabrics.
Paper packaging merits
Degradable plastic:
Plastics are generally hard to degrade, and almost 95% of plastic wastes buried in the ground will not decompose for 5-10 years more. It refers to a plastic whose chemical structure changes in a specific environment that causes performance loss within a specific period of time. Can it disappear or instead? one of the hot spots in material research and development. As biodegradable plastics are easy to process and shape, the prices are gradually decreasing, resulting in a sharp increase in the use of biodegradable plastics for packaging.
When I was young, I still remembered that my grandma preferred glass bottles. Nowadays, milk, soft carbonated drinks, wine and jam, some cooking utensils, and tableware are also packaged in glass. The main characteristics of glass packaging materials are beautiful, hygienic, corrosion-resistant, low cost, and inert material, which has little environmental pollution. But Fragile and bulky are his weak points.
According to Times, all the coffee shops in Hobart will need to use compostable cups.
“Starbucks, which has more than 15,000 U.S. cafes and about 16,000 internationally, plans to test newly designed recyclable cups in five cities next year: San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Vancouver and London, spokeswoman Noelle Novoa said.”
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Easy to recycle
Can be recycled after use a small amount of waste can be naturally decomposed and has no adverse effects. Therefore, paper, cardboard, and paper products are recognized as green products in the world and meet the requirements of environmental protection. The treatment of white pollution caused by plastics can play a positive role as a substitute.
Better to landfill
Due to Stanford recycling, Air and water pollution decreased 62%, Because greenhouse gases conserve natural resources, composting and Landfill has been cut back 35%.
Plastic hard to recycled
Did you know that only 9% of plastic is recycled in 2021? The rest of it usually ends up in oceans. As recycling statistics estimate, there will be 12 billion metric tons of plastic in landfills by 2050.
