For the aluminum foil packaging rectification! More is less!
2016/12/3 9:57:02
September 8, 2016, at the Fourth World Aluminum Foil Producers Conference, the global aluminum foil manufacturer initiative with 28 members from around the world 60 members of the company issued a common voice: sustainable development is a global challenge we face, The expanded use of aluminum foil will play an important role in improving our lifestyles and the environment. Aluminum foil manufacturers will demonstrate to all aspects of the excellent performance of aluminum foil materials, aluminum foil industry to establish a new image: the ability, responsible and sustainable.
Capability: Aluminum foil has many excellent characteristics, such as good barrier properties and light properties, so its application is also quite unique. In the face of changing and challenging needs, the application of aluminum foil to bring the perfect functional effect.
Responsible for: aluminum foil industry shoulder social responsibility, to fulfill good manufacturing methods, and continuously reduce the production process and products on the negative impact of the environment, which is full of vitality and vitality of the aluminum foil industry lies.
Sustainability: By improving resource efficiency, you get a double return on your investment, because it not only saves today's resources, but also creates the conditions for future generations. For a long time, the aluminum foil industry has always insisted on the road of innovation, in its industrial chain continue to uphold the concept of lighter and energy saving.
Aluminum foil industry is willing to support and participate in this action plan, because faced with a number of crises and challenges related to their own real interests and the long-term interests of society as a whole. People on the characteristics and advantages of aluminum foil lack of basic knowledge, more comprehensive. Even in Europe, aluminum foil packaging materials are also facing some negative awareness and controversy, and the emergence of a material replacement threat. Some simple information and slogans, making the aluminum foil under special pressure, such as:
For the environment, the zero-packaging is better, packaging is a waste of resources, and therefore more inclined to large packaging;
The reuse of packaging materials benefits the environment, and reusable packaging such as glass bottles is excellent;
The best strategy is to continuously reduce carbon dioxide emissions, so the choice of packaging materials, pay more attention to the environmental assessment of the material itself, or even as the only evaluation factor.
However, the fact is not so simple, the above-mentioned views are one-sided, the lack of packaging materials production, use, recycling to do a comprehensive evaluation. There is an urgent need to use real examples and research results to resist the accusations, maintaining the image of aluminum foil, aluminum foil to show the excellent performance and important role.
In fact, it is recognized that carbon emissions are not the only gauge of sustainable development. The European Union held a coordination meeting on March 4, 2009 to discuss carbon dioxide emissions and ecological issues. Participants agreed that focusing on carbon dioxide emissions alone would be a major drawback and that other environmental issues (including water quality, soil, etc.) could easily be overlooked and forgotten. Worse still, the focus is simply on CO2 emissions, which will shift environmental concerns to other areas. Most participants believe that the issue of carbon emissions can not be viewed in isolation, but that other environmental factors should be considered.
The face of questioning, the aluminum foil industry need to use facts, data and arguments, elaborate on the role of aluminum foil in sustainable development. Analysis of carbon emissions and sustainable development of aluminum foil issues, to use life-cycle assessment (LCA), to create a more inclusive evaluation methods. The Global Foil Producers Initiative has initiated this work with the support of its member companies, the major aluminum foil companies, and has produced favorable results.
The conclusion can be summed up in one sentence: more aluminum foil packaging is for less resource consumption - more is less!
1. Aluminum foil packaging is conducive to reducing food waste
2. Aluminum foil is a highly efficient packaging material, material consumption is low
3. Aluminum foil recycling is conducive to sustainable development