In an effort to take global environmental leadership high ground, the Chinese government is been rapidly accelerating measures to reduce carbon emissions and increase reforestation. At the forefront of the national environmental programme are new laws that will control, monitor and ban a wide range of product packaging.
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
• 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 - Circular Economy Law - Environmental Protection Law - State Council Notice on Plastic Shopping Bags
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 strict NEW LEGISLATION to control all forms of product packaging and regulate:
- Material Supply
- Design
- Production
- Disposal
This legislation forms 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.
What Is It?
China’s New Environmental Packaging Legislation: METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION ON RECYCLING PACKAGING MATERIALS, is having 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 Compostable no other packaging will be acceptable.
How will it work?
Extended Producer Responsibility
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 weighting becomes 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
Implementation
How will it be Enforced?
• Inter-agency enforcement teams to be set up
• 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
Global Impact
China Dominates PackagingGiven 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.
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