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[ppzhan summary] With economic development, the packaging industry has developed rapidly. At the same time, however, problems keep emerging. Excessive packaging has become an urgent problem to be solved in the packaging industry today, because excessive packaging not only wastes resources but also seriously pollutes the environment. Therefore, the promotion of green printing has become a development trend of the packaging industry today. Recently, Shanghai is about to hold a selection of green packaging.

Article 1: In order to form a green packaging system characterized by environmental protection, safety and hygiene, and resource conservation, help green packaging and related enterprises build their brands, promote the application of green packaging, and carry out the selection of Shanghai green packaging, these selection measures are hereby formulated;

Article 2: To apply for Shanghai green packaging, the packaging must be green packaging that conforms to environmental protection, safety and hygiene, and resource conservation according to the life cycle analysis method;

Article 3: It shall have good practicality and market competitiveness, and after being promoted and applied it can produce good social benefits and economic benefits;

Article 4: The application for Shanghai green packaging adheres to the principle of voluntary application;

Article 5: In principle, the selection of Shanghai green packaging is carried out 1-2 times each year.

Chapter II Scope and Conditions of Selection

Article 5: Scope of the green packaging selection:

The selection scope includes green packaging produced and applied in Shanghai (as well as green packaging produced elsewhere and applied in Shanghai). The specific projects may be food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, daily chemical packaging, home appliance packaging, transport packaging, packaging materials and packaging additives, etc., which conform to the concept of green packaging, with the requirements as follows:

1. Resource-saving packaging materials, such as filled plastic packaging materials with added inorganic powder;
2. Packaging materials whose packaging waste can be recycled and has already been effectively recycled, such as PET bottles, paper bags, cartons, etc.;
3. Degradable packaging materials whose packaging waste can be degraded, such as degradable plastic packaging materials, pulp molding packaging products, etc.;
4. Packaging made from recycled materials, such as garbage bags made from recycled PE, synthetic wood-type storage and transport pallets made from recycled PE, etc.;
5. Packaging that is reusable and has already been well reused;
6. Cleaner production additives for packaging ("eco-friendly" additives), such as solvent-free adhesives, water-based adhesives, water-based inks, and packaging produced using such additives;
7. Those with outstanding achievements in the reduction of packaging and the reuse of packaging;

Article 7: Applicant enterprises must have strict quality standards and a corresponding quality assurance system, and stable product quality;

Article 8: Applicant enterprises must adhere to law-abiding and honest operation and have a good image in society.

Article 9: The following packaging products and enterprises are not included in the selection scope:

1. Those that use national resources as raw materials;
2. Those whose discharge of the "three wastes" in the production process does not meet the standards;
3. "Excessive packaging" that clearly deviates from the "principle of moderate packaging";
4. Packaging that cannot be reused or recycled, and whose packaging waste harms the natural environment;
5. In food packaging, those that do not conform to national hygiene standards, or for which there are no national standards and which cannot provide evidence of meeting the requirements of FDA and other relevant regulations;
6. Those that cause secondary pollution to the environment during the recycling and utilization process; the recycled materials are applied unreasonably, being used to produce packaging that comes into direct contact with food and pharmaceuticals.

Chapter III Application Procedures

Article 10: Application procedures for Shanghai green packaging

Packaging enterprises apply directly to the Green Packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association;

Article 11: Content and requirements of the application materials:

1. Carefully fill in all the columns of the Shanghai Green Packaging Application Form;
2. Submit one copy of written materials introducing the green packaging produced by the enterprise. The materials shall give a concise and comprehensive introduction to the production process, product characteristics, application fields and application precautions, social benefits and economic benefits, and actual application results of the green packaging materials applied for.

The written materials are required to be well-organized and clearly structured, concise and to the point, with prominent key points. The length (including the abstract, keywords, main text and references) shall be controlled at around 5,000 characters, and the full text should generally not exceed 7,000 characters.

Chapter IV Selection of Shanghai Green Packaging

Article 12: The Green Packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association shall set up a green packaging promotion team and organize an expert group composed of representative senior experts from relevant fields such as environmental protection, food, pharmaceuticals and packaging in Shanghai, responsible for the selection work. The expert group shall have one leader and two deputy leaders, and a number of members; the expert group shall be adjusted once every 1-2 years;

Article 13: Based on the application materials, the expert group shall, through examination, discussion and deliberation of the applied projects, finally determine the recommended list by secret ballot; the selected projects are required to be green packaging projects with a score of no less than 85 points and with an advocacy nature or a certain representativeness in the industry. The selection adheres to the one-vote veto system, that is, if any link in the life cycle has a serious problem in any aspect of resource conservation, safety and hygiene, or environmental protection, it cannot be rated as Shanghai green packaging;

Article 14: The Green Packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association shall hold a directors' meeting to examine and approve the recommended list of the expert group.

Article 15: The Green Packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association shall report the results approved by the directors' meeting to the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association for the record.

Article 16: The selection work implements the principle of "seeking truth from facts" and adheres to a strict, serious, responsible, fair and equitable working attitude; the selection meeting must be attended in person, and no delegated representatives may attend.

Chapter V Public Announcement and Promotion

Article 17: Projects that pass the review shall be publicly announced on the website of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association and the Shanghai Green Packaging website. Those with no objections within 2 months after the announcement shall be confirmed as green packaging projects; if objections are raised during the announcement period, the review panel shall hold a meeting to conduct a re-evaluation and communicate the projects that pass the re-evaluation with the complainant and make another public announcement to solicit opinions.

Article 18: Selected products shall be issued a selection certificate (with a number for regulatory purposes) and a plaque.

Article 19: Through one newspaper (Shanghai Packaging News), one journal (Shanghai Packaging), one website (Shanghai Green Packaging Network) and one station (China Packaging News Shanghai Reporter Station) and other media, publicity and recommendation shall be carried out to society, so as to expand the social influence of green packaging.

Chapter VI Use of Certificates and Plaques

Article 20: Certificates and plaques are only used to mark and certify the green packaging applied for and selected; when a certified enterprise uses the green packaging mark on products or in advertisements, it must indicate the corresponding number; certificates and plaques may not be used to exaggerate product quality, protective functions or for any other commercial promotional purposes.

Article 21: Certificates and plaques are limited to use by the enterprise itself; if the enterprise undergoes changes such as merger or restructuring, the certificate and plaque shall automatically become invalid;

Article 22: Under normal circumstances, the certificate and plaque for Shanghai green packaging are valid for two years; after the certificate and plaque expire, the using enterprise may apply for re-inspection, and a new certificate shall be issued after passing the selection and public announcement;

Article 23: Certified enterprises shall actively accept social supervision and actively cooperate with the annual inspection and irregular spot checks arranged by the Green Packaging Committee of the Shanghai Packaging Technology Association.

Article 24: If the application materials are found to be false, or if within the period of use of the certificate and plaque the certified product causes a serious quality liability accident, or the certified enterprise has major problems such as illegal operation, or the certificate and plaque are used in violation of regulations, the association has the right to stop the use of the certificate and plaque and make a public announcement.

——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-361870.html