LINE

    Text:AAAPrint
    Society

    Too much parcel packaging a pressing problem

    1
    2016-04-01 09:07China Daily Editor: Feng Shuang
    Workers at a delivery service sort parcels in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. China is set to further open its express delivery market to foreign companies. (Hu Jianhuan/China Daily)

    Workers at a delivery service sort parcels in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. China is set to further open its express delivery market to foreign companies. (Hu Jianhuan/China Daily)

    Statistics show that a total of 20.65 billion parcels were delivered in China last year, up 48 percent from 2014, leading to considerable packing material waste that poses a threat to the environment. Changjiang Daily commented on Thursday:

    China's express delivery sector has grown steadily despite the economic downturn. The country is expected to handle 50 billion express parcels annually by 2020, according to Ma Junsheng, head of the State Post Bureau.

    The annual waste of packaging, whether plastic or paper, has reached more than a million tons. To curb this serious delivery-related pollution requires all parties concerned-express companies, customers, online business owners, and post service authorities-to pitch in to make a difference.

    Delivery service providers and online shop owners, for starters, should package their parcels reasonably and refrain from over-packaging the items to be delivered. They should also use more recyclable and degradable materials.

    As for Chinese online shoppers, they should also have better awareness of packaging waste and not expect their purchases to come with too much packaging unless they are fragile and need extra protection during delivery. Besides, they need to keep in mind their responsibility to sort their waste packaging for recycling, in accordance with the rules on waste classification, or sell it to waste-recycling stations, where such routine garbage can be made useful again.

      

    Related news

    MorePhoto

    Most popular in 24h

    MoreTop news

    MoreVideo

    News
    Politics
    Business
    Society
    Culture
    Military
    Sci-tech
    Entertainment
    Sports
    Odd
    Features
    Biz
    Economy
    Travel
    Travel News
    Travel Types
    Events
    Food
    Hotel
    Bar & Club
    Architecture
    Gallery
    Photo
    CNS Photo
    Video
    Video
    Learning Chinese
    Learn About China
    Social Chinese
    Business Chinese
    Buzz Words
    Bilingual
    Resources
    ECNS Wire
    Special Coverage
    Infographics
    Voices
    LINE
    Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
    Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
    Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 苏尼特左旗| 大竹县| 洛阳市| 宜兰县| 家居| 虎林市| 崇信县| 运城市| 宁都县| 兰考县| 修武县| 丹巴县| 织金县| 张家界市| 出国| 彰化市| 尼木县| 新丰县| 蓬莱市| 曲沃县| 洱源县| 平原县| 阿尔山市| 桓仁| 内黄县| 塘沽区| 唐河县| 扶风县| 金寨县| 康乐县| 济源市| 永寿县| 右玉县| 英德市| 玛多县| 巴里| 海门市| 肥西县| 鹿邑县| 韶关市| 广水市|