As of the end of September, the proportion of the whole industry purchasing and using packaging materials that meet standards and standardized packaging operations reached 90%. A total of 9.78 million recyclable express boxes were placed, 122,000 recycling devices were laid out a

On October 14, State Post Bureau held a regular press conference for the fourth quarter of 2022 to introduce the progress of the "9917" project of green development of postal express industry. As of the end of September, the proportion of the whole industry purchasing and using packaging materials that meet standards and standardized packaging operations reached 90%. A total of 9.78 million recyclable express boxes (boxes) were placed, 122,000 recycling devices were laid out at the postal express business investment outlets, and 640 million corrugated cartons were recycled and reused. The green management of express packaging has achieved initial results.

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Guan Aiguang, deputy director of the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau, said that in the next step, the State Post Bureau will adhere to systematic governance and comprehensive measures, implement the basic ideas of reducing quantification, standardization, circulation and "ban, restrict, reduce, rectify, and reduce". Focusing on the "9917" project, we will transmit pressure layer by layer, strengthen supervision and assessment, strengthen responsibility implementation, and ensure the successful completion of the established goals by the end of the year. Focus on four aspects of work: First, focus on key points and control, comprehensively strengthen the over-packaging of mail and express parcels, implement the national plastic pollution control work deployment, and ensure that by the end of 2025, non-degradable plastic packaging bags, plastic tape, disposable plastic woven bags, etc. will be prohibited from the use of non-degradable plastic packaging bags, plastic tape, disposable plastic woven bags, etc. by the end of 2025. is to seek truth and be pragmatic to promote circulation, steadily promote the pilot application of large-scale recyclable express packaging, and promote packaging recycling and reuse.

The State Post Bureau will actively coordinate the governance with relevant upstream and downstream departments. Through establishing regulations, strengthening standards, and linkage, will promote the revision of relevant laws and regulations such as " Express Interim Regulations ", and will issue mandatory national standards such as limited quantities of heavy metals and specific substances for express packaging, restricting excessive packaging of express delivery, jointly carry out research and promote relevant pilot projects, and form a situation of joint management.