2023, the new year has started for about a month, let’s take a look at the resolutions of various countries on “plastic restriction” in the new year.
“Plastic Restriction” is upgraded again !
- China
China aims to basically establish a management system for the production, circulation, consumption and recycling of plastic products by 2025, and Beijing aims to stop using non-degradable disposable plastic shopping bags by the end of 2024.
The Chinese national standard “Carbon Footprint and Environmental Footprint of Bio-Based Plastics Part 1: General Principles” will be officially implemented on February 1, 2023. This standard provides evaluation requirements and guidelines for the specific life cycle of bio-based products.
- France
Phasing out single-use plastic packaging
From January 1, 2023, French fast food restaurants will usher in new “plastic restriction” regulations-disposable plastic tableware must be replaced with reusable tableware. This is another new regulation in France to restrict the use of plastic products in the catering field since the prohibition of the use of plastic packaging boxes and the prohibition of providing plastic straws.
- Thailand
To strengthen public-private cooperation to reduce plastic use, Thailand will ban the import of plastic waste by 2025 and achieve the goal of 100% recycling of plastic waste by 2027.
- Germany
Improve the recovery rate and promote the development of circular economy
- Austria
Supermarkets to fully introduce deposit system for plastic bottles and cans
- U.K.
Supermarkets to fully introduce deposit system for plastic bottles and cans
- Australia
Victoria to ban single-use plastics
According to the “Daily Mail” report on January 27, the Australian state of Victoria will ban the use of disposable plastic products from February 1, 2023, including tableware, straws and other items. If the enterprise violates the law, it will be fined up to 54,000 US dollars (about 366,000 yuan).
- South Africa
From January 1, 2023, plastic totes and flat bags must be manufactured with at least 50% “post-consumer recycled content”; from January 1, 2027, they must be manufactured with 100% post-consumer recycled content.
Whether it is on land or in the ocean, plastic waste is already rampant. The United Nations announced last year that it is expected to issue a global “plastic limit order” by the end of 2024.
Durable packaging based on sugarcane waste is plastic-free and compostable.
- What is sugarcane waste — Bagasse?
Bagasse is the fibrous plant residue left in the sugar-making process after sugarcane is pressed. They typically consist of 40-60% cellulose, 20-30% hemicellulose and about 20% lignin. Bagasse is mainly found in countries that produce more sugar, such as Brazil, China or Thailand.
- Properties of Bagasse
Very stable, strong and not easy to bend
have good thermal properties
Water and oil repellent: also suitable for hot and very oily dishes
Fully biodegradable and compostable
Carbon dioxide neutral treatment
- Sustainability: From nature back to nature
Sugarcane plants are a resource that grows very quickly without deforestation. As a by-product of sugar production, bagasse does not require any additional arable land and therefore has no impact on our forests. On the contrary: it is even a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to papermaking, since bagasse paper takes much less energy to produce than wood fibre. Products made from sugarcane end up in the trash after use, sometimes even in the wild. However, due to its biodegradability (certified according to EN13432 or ASTM in the US), the product decomposes relatively quickly and becomes.
Bagasse packaging is a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative, it’s durable, insulated and impervious to heat, it matches the must-haves and it’s also a good deal.
Our factory now provides various products made of bagasse, such as paper boxes, paper cups, gift boxes, tea sets, food trays, etc., can be printed, see customization, please feel free to contact us if you need.
