In recent years, people often say that clear water and green mountains are priceless wealth, and people pay more and more attention to the construction of ecological civilization and the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Therefore, environmental protection and plastic reduction of express delivery have also entered people's sight. This is a very important thing and something that must be realized. However, in the face of people's demand for express delivery today, it is actually very difficult to realize environmental protection and plastic reduction of express delivery.

0 1, the annual business volume has exceeded 70 billion pieces, and the demand is still increasing. With the advent of the online shopping era, the express delivery industry has also ushered in new development. People used to think that express delivery mostly refers to letters and emails between people. But today, express delivery has flooded all aspects of people's lives, and food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even medical care all need express delivery. In this context, the number of express parcels is also increasing. By this year, the annual business volume of express parcels has exceeded 70 billion pieces. And this value is not only not the peak, but also on the rise. Faced with such a large demand, it is obviously difficult for the express delivery industry to achieve environmental protection and slimming.

02. From the perspective of cost and applicable environment, it is also difficult to realize environmental protection and plastic reduction of express delivery. Most of the parcels we receive now will be packed in plastic, and even some packed in cartons will use plastic. Compared with carton packaging, plastic packaging has the advantages of convenient transportation, small size and low cost. Especially for some clothing products, the use of plastic packaging can greatly reduce the space occupied by products. In addition, the cost of plastic packaging is lower than that of cardboard boxes. Compared with plastic packaging, cartons are more environmentally friendly and can be reused, but the protective performance of cartons is actually somewhat insufficient compared with plastic packaging. Therefore, from this perspective, it is difficult for plastic packaging to be completely replaced by carton packaging, or it is difficult for the express delivery industry to achieve the purpose of environmental protection and plastic reduction. This process is still a long and difficult process. Of course, with the improvement of people's environmental awareness, this process is also going on slowly, and I believe it will be realized one day.