METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION & RECYCLING PACKAGING MATERIALS
An Executive Analysis & Commentary
Includes: FULL Text of the legislation in English & the Original Chinese PLUS the FULL Catalogue of Encouraged, Restricted and Banned Material
Author: Stuart Hoggard
Page Size: A4
File size: 5.6 mb
Extent: 156 pp (20 pages added to 3rd Edition)
Format: Pdf download only
EXCLUSIVELY available to PackWebasia.com readers
NEW to the Current Edition:
Analysis of more than 15 New Leglislative changes affecting the packaging industry introduced by China's Administration since 1 January 2008
Detailed review of where the following Chinese Laws impact the Packaging industry
Clean Production Law
Solid waste Law
Prevention of water Pollution Law
State Council Notice on Plastic Shopping Bags
Update to the Management Structure of the Master-plan following the upgrade of State Environmental Protection Agency to Ministerial level
China’s Packaging Industry
Has been growing at annual rates of 35%.
Is now worth US$81 billion annually
Employs more than 3 million people
Has more than 35,000 package converters
The Chinese Government is now poised to introduce strictNEW LEGISLATION to control all forms of product packaging and regulate:
Material Supply
Design
Production
Disposal
This legislation will form the framework for the future of the
Packaging Industry in China - It will impact on all aspsects of product
packaging in China and its export markets.
Now in the final stages of planning, China’s New Environmental
Packaging Legislation: METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION ON RECYCLING PACKAGING
MATERIALS, will have far reaching implications for the entire Packaging
Supply Chain: Brand Owners, Printers, Converters, Suppliers of
Equipment and Consumables, Materials Manufacturers, Recycling and
Collection.
This is China's Master-plan for an entire raft of legislation to to be
drafted which will restrict, recover, recycle & reuse ALL
packaging materials.
When passed into law ALL PACKAGING must be Recoverable, Reusable, Recyclable or Compostableno other packaging will be acceptable.
Some materials and processes will be banned completely, others will be severely restricted in use.
The entity packaging the products shall be responsible
for disposal of abandoned packaging materials
All packaging should be either recyclable or degradable
All packaging MUST be recoverable
Reduction & light weightingbecomes mandatory
"Excessive Packaging" is to be regulated & banned
Special Eco Zones are to be designated to sort, classify, reprocess, recover and recycle packaging materials.
Energy recovery systems are to be constructed including chemical & carbon sequestration
Research & Development into new materials, processes and technology is to be incentivised
Transport and storage of recyclable /recycled materials is to be regulated
A Recycled Material Trading system to be set up under ‘market’ conditions
A detailed ‘Catalogue’(list) of Materials and Production Processes is included: Packaging is to be: Encouraged, Restricted or Banned (Obsolete) - this will be updated REGULARLY
• Penalties for infringement are specified, including criminal proceedings
• Whistle-blower provisions to be given the right to report
actions of wasting resources, damaging environment and excessive
packing.
• Whistle-blowers are to be given protection and be rewarded
Implementation
Implementation has begun already - The State Notice for the Rescriction
of Plastic Shopping Bags was introduced as seperate interlocitary
legislation on 1 January 2008.
Who Pays?
The sweeping measures will require massive funding: Government
investment, grants, subsidies & tax incentives are being allocated
Given China's dominance as the Workshop of the World this is
probably the most comprehensive environmental legislation which, when
passed WILL
impact on the global packaging industry, leading to both:
• A Decline in some sectors reliant on Restricted or Banned materials/processes
• AND Opportunities for other sectors engaged in biodegradables,
equipment manufacturing to re-tool industry, waste collection and
recycling
Note: The legislation contains NO exemptions for export packaging ,
materials on the lengthy “Obsolete’ list may be banned from any form of
production in China.
The text of this report was released in advance of publication EXCLUSIVELY to PackWebasia.com for analysis and comment - the Master-plan is not available elsewhere.
Its content is remarkably direct, specific, jargon-free and the
‘vaguely worded’ language
typically found in Chinese government
documents.
In preparing this Analysis, we have confirmed the content and with
our primary sources: Industry sources both inside China and outside.
What does it contain?
Executive Summary - an overview of the legislation Introduction to China’s current Packaging Industry which will be impacted
Structure – how the market economy has changed the industry structure
Major End-use markets
o Data:24 charts and tables of China’s packaging materials, packaged product production output, end-use, export etc
• Analysis of the provisions contained in the legislation
• Explanatory notes on the specifics as they relate to China, and the wider context of global packaging/recycling
• Impact assessment for key Stake Holders: Brand Owners, Retail, Package Manufacturing, Equipment supply.
• The Annotated English translation text of the Method for Administration on Recycling Packaging Materials
• The FULL Catalogue of Encouraged, Restricted and Obsolete (Banned) materials and processes.
Local and Foreign players with interests in China who produce produce, sell, outsource, import or export.
Brand Owners & FMCG manufacturers selling into the China market - either producing domestically or importing) will have to comply with Extended Producer Responsibility provisions.
Packaging Designers - insideor outside China must comply with the detailed specifications if packaging is to be manufactured in China.
Suppliers of Packaging Equipment & Consumables - some will find there IS NO MARKET for their products. Others will enjoy increased opportunities.
Materials manufacturers - a raft of restrictions are to be placed on packaging materials
Converters - Domestic or Foreign: If the packaging is for distribution inside China manufacturers must comply
Printers - - Domestic or Foreign: Certain inks & solvents are to be banned
Retailers - Will have to ensure against \'Excessive Packaging\' and have waste recovery obligations
Waste Recovery operators - stand to benefit from increased access to China\'s new market - pre-quallification terms are stated
Recycling industry operators and suppliers of plant & equipment
Recovery/ Recycling/ Reprocessing R&Dwill have access to funding
Bio-degradable, Compostable, Recyclable & \'future technologies\' R&Dwill have access to funding
Up to $119 billion in funds to upgrade Chinese industry has already been approved.
Stuart Hoggard has spent 12 years as a specialist publisher of
packaging information and writes a monthly column; “Asiaphile”
syndicated in international publications: Plastics In Packaging (UK),
Asia Pacific Packaging (Australia) and Packaging & Print Media (S
Africa)
Author of: The Future of Packaging in China: Strategic Five-year
Forecast published by PIRA (Packaging Industry Research Association)
2004-5
He is publisher of PackWebasia.com the Online Resource for the Packaging Supply Chain.
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