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Recyclable And Sustainable Plastic Cosmetic Tubes

Author : Maggie Liang

Update time : 2022-10-13 18:45:06

The sustainable development of human society makes plastic packaging face increasing environmental pressure, but plastic packaging will not be replaced by other packaging materials because of its unique advantages. In the future, with the advancement of technology, plastic packaging materials will be used in a way that reduces carbon emissions and is environmentally friendly, and improves the use value of plastic packaging materials.

Our planet needs sustainable packaging solutions.

Globally, 42% of plastics are used in packaging, and most of them are only used for single-use purposes, so the problems caused by plastic pollution in the ecosystem are long-term and persistent.

The recycling rate of plastic is only 10%, which means that 90% of the plastic is incinerated, landfilled or directly discarded into the natural environment. Plastics typically take 20 to 400 years, or more, to decompose. Decomposed plastic creates debris, or microplastics, that remain in the atmospheric circulation, in everything we do, from water to food and soil. Packaging with sustainable materials can break this negative cycle. Yello Packaging continues to innovate in the field of sustainable packaging, successively launching sugarcane bioplastic tubes (Sugarcane Tube), post-consumer recyclable plastic tubes ( PCR Cosmetic Tube ), kraft paper plastic tubes ( Kraft Paper Tube ) and 100% recyclable plastic tubes ( Aluminum Collapsible Tubes ).

More and more countries implement laws to reduce single-use plastic packaging

In 2021, Australia announced the National Plastics Plan, which aims to ban single-use plastics by 2025. In addition to Australia, a growing number of countries and cities around the world are taking action to ban single-use plastics. In the EU, the 2019 Single-Use Plastics Directive aims to combat the 10 most common single-use plastic items found on European beaches, which account for 70% of all marine litter in the EU. In the United States, states such as California, Hawaii and New York have begun legislation to ban single-use plastic items such as plastic bags, forks and food containers. In Asia, countries such as Indonesia and Thailand have led calls for measures to ban single-use plastics.

Rather than waiting for legislative pressure from the government, Morgan Stanley research reports that from 2018 to 2019 alone, the number of U.S. companies implementing a “plastics strategy” more than doubled year-on-year. This shows that under the general trend in the future, companies are willing to pay relative profits to make changes to achieve environmental strategies and social responsibility goals. Of course, this does not exclude the drive of sustainable packaging development, and the commercial benefits that can be brought are also possible. is a major factor.

Not all plastic packaging alternatives are perfect, sustainable use is more important

According to Ranpak and Harris Research, e-commerce customers in the US, UK, France and Germany are willing to work with companies that use sustainable packaging. In fact, more than 70% of consumers in all these countries have this preference, while more than 80% of consumers in the UK and France prefer sustainable packaging. Consumers' love for sustainable packaging makes them more willing to see paper packaging than plastic to protect their purchases.

But one study estimates that the overall environmental cost of using plastic in the beverage industry is nearly four and a half times lower than replacing it with alternative materials such as aluminium, paper and glass. That said, every alternative is not perfect. The best and least impactful way for beverage packaging is to consider the life cycle of plastic products – beverage packaging that is placed on the market in a sustainable manner, the packaging is recyclable and has the lowest overall environmental impact.

With the increasing need for environmental protection actions and the need for enterprises to achieve a win-win situation between economic profits and sustainable development goals, it is safe to say that in the near future, the development of more green, recyclable and sustainable plastic cosmetic packaging materials will be a major trend in the development of the cosmetic packaging tube industry.

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