Expert opinion: Establishing the "Recycling and Reusing" Alliance

On July 4th, the Metal Packaging Recycling and Recycling Alliance was established during the second Beijing International Packaging Exhibition held in Beijing. The alliance will closely focus on the key steps of metal packaging recycling to solve common problems arising during the recycling process. Personality issues, to explore China's metal packaging recycling, integration of industrial chain resources, and the sustainable development model of upstream and downstream links.

“China’s waste caused by the loss of metal packaging recycling and recycling systems is very astounding!” said the expert. “Yiwu, Zhejiang, China, a tinplate easy-opening, aluminum cover manufacturing company, the factory's leftovers had 1,200 tons in January. Such enterprises in the country A conservative estimate of at least 500. At the same time, there are still a large number of used metal cans in China that have not been scientifically recycled and recycled.

In an interview with the China Economic Net reporter, we learned that Taiwan Province of China has long established the “Tin Can Recycling Foundation” organization, and the total annual recycling volume has reached more than 1 billion cans. The organization agreed that each member company sells an empty can to pay 5 cents to the foundation. The funds received by the foundation are used for social education. The education of public cans is safe, hygienic and environmentally friendly.

The responsible person of the China Packaging Federation Metal Containers Committee told the China Economic Net reporter that the metal packaging industry in China has developed rapidly in recent years and has become the third largest metal packaging country in the world. Former Chinese metal can companies such as Origen Packaging Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Zhongliang Packaging Holdings Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Baosteel Packaging Co., Ltd. and other companies have already issued listings as listed or quasi-listed companies, and the scale of the metal packaging industry has continued to expand.

"As China has established a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society as a strategic task for the long-term plan for national economic and social development, relevant government departments in China have long had ideas for recycling and recycling of metal packaging." The person said, "To this end, starting in 2005, the China Packaging Federation Metal Containers Committee took the lead to do a lot of work, and also held several special meetings to discuss the establishment of an alliance. The companies concerned not only involved two-piece cans and three. Cans can also be extended to the upstream and downstream of the metal packaging industry."

"After seven years of unremitting efforts, in order to solve the problems of metal packaging recycling and recycling, the nationwide organization of metal packaging recycling and recycling utilizing the metal packaging industry as a mainstay has been established."

According to reports, 60% of cans in developed countries can be recycled cans, and metal packaging achieves a true sense of circulation. Experts believe that the major successes of metal recycling and recycling in developed countries are: First, they rely on the social system, and second, education guides, especially the development of good habits from children.

According to reports, the first job after the alliance was established is to start the "China Youth Recycling Education Base" this year. The "China Youth Recycling Education Base" planned to start this year is located in Huairou. The construction of the base has been supported by the local government of Huairou and China Baolian. The project relies on Huairou Education Bureau to organize students to visit the education base.

According to an interview with the China Economic Net reporter, the Alliance considered that large-scale can-making companies such as Pacific, Crown, Boer, Origen, etc. are located in Huairou, Beijing. After starting the education base, the next step is still to use Huairou as a pilot, choosing a representative The aluminum cans recycling machines were set up in the districts, supermarkets, and government offices, and attempts were made to recover and recycle metal packaging.