China is the country with the highest import of recyclable waste plastics in the world, and its dependence on industrialized countries is particularly significant, accounting for over 60% over the years, and this situation will continue to be maintained in the future. Let's take Japan as an example to briefly introduce the current situation of waste plastic recycling in developed industrial countries.
Japan used to be the world's second largest producer of plastics, and although its current plastic production ranks behind the United States, China, and Germany, the recycling of waste plastics has been a serious social problem that has plagued Japan for many years. Moreover, Japan is a resource scarce country, so it has always maintained a positive attitude towards the recycling and utilization of waste plastics. The most significant case in the tripartite cooperation between the government, enterprises, and the public is undoubtedly the recycling and reuse of plastic bottles.
Step 1: Whether in big cities or small towns, office buildings or residential areas, strict and detailed garbage classification systems should be implemented, especially for beverage bottles, which require label removal, lid removal, and flattening. The technology of waste plastic processing plant operators should be popularized to all citizens;
Step 2: The sanitation workers shall promptly send the beverage bottles collected from the classified garbage bins to the factory for processing;
Step 3: Due to the reliable source of beverage bottles, proper initial processing, and cutting-edge bottle to bottle production processes, the chemical and physical quality of the produced products can meet the same standards as new raw materials. More importantly, all materials that have been recycled and reused meet hygiene standards.
Step 4: The beverage factory keeps its promise, repurchases this recycled material, and uses a certain proportion of recycled plastic raw materials to manufacture new beverage bottles. Thus completing a virtuous cycle of plastic products with high usage.
With the active participation of the public and feedback from relevant professional associations, the guidance provided to beverage bottle manufacturers has strong practical significance
Bottle body: Try to use colorless and transparent materials as colored plastics are difficult to recycle and reuse;
Tags: Should be easily removable by hand;
Bottle cap: Only plastic (HDPE or PP) can be used, and aluminum or other metal materials cannot be used as they can damage cutting tools during recycling and crushing;
Bottle seal: Plastic materials such as PVC that are difficult to separate from PET should not be used. (This article is translated from Feijiu website)
