What Is Eco Friendly Packaging? What Does Environmentally Friendly Packaging Mean?

With the increasing environmental awareness worldwide, the international markets have been imposed stricter regulations on product packaging. What does environmentally friendly packaging mean? Which packaging is eco-friendly and sustainable? 

What Is Eco Friendly Packaging?

Eco Friendly Packaging, also called green packaging, sustainable packaging or environmentally friendly packaging, refers to packaging that is harmless to our natural environment and human health, that can be recycled and reused. It should be an evolving concept that develops with the packaging technology to maximum reduce the environmental impact and ecological footprint.

What packaging can be called environmentally friendly or sustainable?

1. Decomposable packaging 

Packaging bags and boxes, during the production of which, decomposing agents are added, are called  decomposable packaging. This type of packaging bags can be automatically decomposed after 90 days, under certain conditions.

2. Biodegradable packaging

Biodegradable packaging can degrade naturally when exposed to sunlight or moisture. This kind of degradable packaging bag is produced by using raw materials such as polyolefin and adding degradants. Such packaging materials can largely push the process of reducing and eliminating white pollution.

3. Recyclable packaging

Plastics with recycling symbols, paper and metal materials are some examples of this category.

Cardboard and paper packaging (without plastic laminate nor use of traditional inks) is easily the most eco-friendly packaging material!

What a great amount of shipping packaging waste!

Most parcel bags are disposable and will be discarded at will after use. As consumers, we turn a blind eye to the environmental cost of online retail, particularly when it comes to packaging. And that is, no doubt, leaving serious environmental hazards.  There's no time to delay for us earth villagers to face up to the problem step up the environmental protection.

To reduce the pollution of parcel waste,  most people think that on the one hand, it takes the e-commerce shippers to be more environmentally aware, no excessive-packaging; on the other hand, it is up to the shoppers to develop better habits and practice of garbage sorting and disposal. Meanwhile, maybe even more importantly, we also need to work hard on the innovation of more sustainable technology and new eco-friendly materials.