|  What is eco-friendly packaging?

Compared with traditional packaging, eco-friendly packaging is more environmentally friendly, generates less pollution, and helps achieve a circular economy. Currently, the most common types of eco-friendly packaging include the following, and each type of eco-friendly packaging can be further divided into several categories:

|  Why do enterprises need to choose eco-friendly packaging?

Packaging is an integral part of the operation of many enterprises. From the transportation of products after manufacturing to the retail end, consumers all need the assistance of packaging. Nevertheless, the business model that uses a large amount of packaging has a significant impact on the Earth's ecology, including petroleum-based plastics, mountains of waste, packaging pollution, and the climate change caused by microplastics found in the ocean. Therefore, it is imperative to adopt eco-friendly packaging immediately. To achieve SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, for most enterprises, packaging waste management is an important environmental, social, and corporate governance-related issue. Utilizing eco-friendly packaging can improve an enterprise's environmental, social, and governance ratings in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste management, thereby enhancing its environmental, social, and governance assessment and fulfilling the enterprise's environmental, social, and governance responsibilities.

|  What is biodegradable packaging?

Biodegradable packaging is made of biodegradable materials and can be decomposed by microorganisms after use. Most biodegradable packaging needs to completely decompose into substances found in nature within a few months. Due to its easy decomposition feature, it is often used for one-time packaging of vegetables, fruits, beverages, and leftovers.

|  What are packaging materials for biodegradable use?

Traditional packaging materials are mainly plastic, which takes a long time to decompose. Biodegradable packaging materials, including paper, corn starch, seaweed, and mycelium, are largely renewable materials and can decompose in a short period of time.

|  Is biodegradable packaging beneficial for food packaging?

Biodegradable packaging is an ideal choice for food packaging. During the process of storing and transporting food packaging waste, plastic packaging may produce unpleasant odors caused by food residues on the packaging. At the same time, before plastic food packaging can be recycled, the oil must be removed, so the recycling rate of plastic food packaging is not very impressive, and reusing food packaging is difficult due to hygiene issues. However, biodegradable packaging can be composted with most food residues after use, and it promotes the circular economy by being processed in household or community composting facilities.

|  5 Steps for Enterprises to Start Choosing and Using Biodegradable Packaging 

|  6 Benefits of using biodegradable packaging by the enterprise