绿色包装外文翻译

PAGEPAGE7GreenPackagingproductsarelikelytofindincreasingfavorasenvironmentalawarenessandsustainabilityareincreasinglylinkedtohealth,organicandnaturalfoodsandbeverages.Productswillbescrutinizedforsustainablematerialsandpackaging.Infact,themostrecentPirasurveyoftheWorldPackagingOrganizationmembershiprankshealthawarenessasthesinglemostimportantdrivertogrowthinthepackagingindustrywith63.6%ofitsmembershipratingthisfactoras"veryimportant".Therecanbenodiscrepancyinthemindsofecologicallyconsciousconsumersbetweenthecontentsofanaturalororganicproductanditspackaging.Withtheperceivedeffectsofglobalwarmingsopatentlyrealinrecentyears?thetsunamiin2004,long-termdroughtinAustraliaandpartsofAfrica,forinstance?agrowingnumberofindividualsaredoingmoretoreducetheirowncarbonfootprint.Thisincludesmakingconsciouschoicesthatcanreducetheirimpactonenvironmentlikebuyingasmanyproductspackagedonlyinbiodegradableorrecyclablematerials.Theinfluenceofthesupplychainalsocannotbeunderestimated. Inrecentyears,therehasbeenashiftin"power"inthesupplychain.Itusedtobethatmanufacturercalledtheshots,butthesedays,supermarketchainsareusingtheirpowerinthechaintoinfluencehowfoodproductsgettotheshelves.Oneobviousexampleistheretailinggiant,Wal-Mart,whosepackagingsustainabilityscorecardforitsproductsupplierstomaketheirpackagingmoresustainablehasbeeninfluentialindrivingchangesinthepackagingindustry.UsingLess,SavingMoreONEOFTHEMOSTFREQUENTLYemployedtacticstoshrinkaproduct'senvironmentalfootprintissourcereduction,reportsPMMIinitslatestIntelligenceBriefonPackagingTrends.Sourcereduction,suchaslightweightingcontainersandclosures,eliminatingsecondarypackaging,andreplacingrigidpackagingwithflexiblepackaging,notonlyconsumeslessmaterialsbutalsohelpspackagescutcostsacrossthesupplychainoroffsetpriceincreases.While packagers do not necessarily practice source reduction because ofsustainableconcerns,intheendusinglesspackagingalsohelpstheenvironment."Whenmultipliedbymillionsofcontainersandclosure,evensmallweightreductionsadduptoasignificantamountofresinandcanhelpcontrolorevenreducepackaginganddistributioncosts.Inaddition,ifthelighterweightresultsinadensercube,italsocangeneratesavings...duetomoreefficienttransportationutilizationandreducedhandling,"asthePMMIbriefpointsout.LightercapforwaterbottleLESSthanadecadeafterintroducingthefirst2gplasticclosuresforstillwater,Bericaphasanothermajorlightweightingdevelopment.Thenew"HexaLite"closuresforstillwaterandstilldrinksweighinatlessthan1.5gtosaveaminimumof0.5gofplasticresin(HDPE)onnewlightweightneckfinishforPETbottles.Thenewrangeofclosuresincludestwomainsizes:HexaLite26at1.1gorlessonnewneckfinish26at2.2gorless,replacingcurrent26.7mmstandardusedin NorthAmericaandincertainEuropeancountries,generatingtotalweightsavingsof1.7gormore.HexaLite29/25at1.4gorlessonnewneckfinish29/25at2.4gorless,replacingthe30/25worldstandardforstillwater,generatingtotalweightsavingsof2.0g.Suchsavingsperbottlegeneratealmost2,000tonsofresinsavedforeveryonebillionbottlesproduced(andalmost€3millionsaved),andanestimatedreductionof15,000tonsofgreenhousegasemission(carbonfootprint),accordingtoBericap.SustainableAlternativesBIO-BASEDPLASTICSAREmadeofstarchfromplants(corn,sugarcane,potato,etc.)insteadofpetroleum.Theycanreplacemostpetrochemicalplasticsusedtomakebottles,packaging,fabricandmanyotheritems.Risingpetroleumpricescoupledwithanincreaseinmarketdemandforgreenproductshavebolsteredthedemandforbio-basedplastics.Theyarebeingpositionedassustainablealternativestotraditionalplasticsbecausetheycanbecompostableandbiodegradable,althoughnotallbioplasticsmaycomplywithindustrystandardsASTMD6400intheUnitedStatesfor compostable plastics and Europe's EN13432 biodegradability/compostibility.Thebiopolymershareoftheplasticmarketispoisedtogrowfrom1%nowto6-12%by2010.Thecurrentdemandforbioplastic,however,iseighttimesthe2008expectedcapacity.Worldwide,themarketforbioplasticsisprojectedtoreachbetween$15-30billionby2010and$50billionby2015.PLA(polylacticacid),aversatilepolymermadefromcornstarch,isthemostwell-knownoftheseso-calledbiopolymers.Apolyethylenealternativefromsugarcane-basedethanolhasalsobeenlaunched.Otherproducersareturningtoagricultureandforestrywasteassourcesratherthanusingfoodcrops.AmongtheseisInnoviaFilmswhoseNatureFlexfilmisproducedfromwoodpulp(foranapplication,seepage33--Editor).AmatterofsemanticsCOMPOSTABLE, degradable and biodegradable are often mistakenlyinterchanged…CompostablePlasticis,byASTMstandards,"capableofundergoingbiologicaldecompositioninacompostsiteaspartofanavailableprogram,suchthattheplasticisnotvisuallydistinguishableandbreaksdowntocarbondioxide,water,inorganiccompounds,andbiomass,atarateconsistentwithknowncompostablematerials(e.g.cellulose)andleavesnotoxicresidue."Inorderforaplastictobecalledcompostable,threecriterianeedtobemet:Biodegrade-breakdownintoCO2,water,biomassatthesamerateascelluloseDisintegrate-thematerialisindistinguishableinthecompostEco-toxicity-thebiodegradationdoesnotproduceanytoxicmaterialandthecompostcansupportplantgrowth.Biodegradable Plasticwill degradefrom the actionof naturallyoccurringmicroorganism,suchasbacteria,fungietc.,overaperiodoftime.Note,thatthereisnorequirementforleaving"notoxicresidue",andaswellasnorequirementforthetimeitneedstotaketobiodegrade.DegradablePlasticwillundergo asignificantchangeinitschemicalstructureunderspecificenvironmentalconditionsresultinginalossofsomeproperties.Aplasticthereforemaybedegradablebutnotbiodegradableoritmaybebiodegradablebutnotcompostable.(AdaptedfromWorldC)PlasticContainersUnderAttackENVIRONMENTAL CRUSADERS have often vilified petroleum-basedplastics.Currently,oneofthe"hottopics"amongtheseactivistshasbeentheuseof"toxic"bisphenolA(BPA)inpolycarbonateplastics.Recently,however,theEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthorityconcludedthatthereislittlerisktohumansfromBPAinconsumerproductsatcurrentlevels.EFSAsaidtheexpertpaneltaskedtoevaluatethesafetyofthecommonplasticadditivefoundthatthehumanbodyrapidlymetabolizesandeliminatesBPA,andthereforeitpresentsnorisktoinfants,children,oradults."Theconclusionsfromthosestudiesandcomprehensivesafetyevaluationsbygovernmentbodiesworldwidearethatpolycarbonatebottlesaresafeforconsumeruse,"statestheInternationalBottledWaterAssociation(IBWA).Flexiblevs.rigidRESEARCH findings on the relationship between flexible packaging sustainability by Franklin Associates, an independent third party research demonstratesthesmallerenvironmentalfootprintofflexibleresealablepackagingascomparedtorigidalternatives,accordingtoZip-Pak.The life cycle inventory (LCI) included eight packaging systems (flexiblepackagingformats with resealable closuresas wellas rigid packaging formats)consistingofsixdelimeatpackagesandtwobreakfastcerealpackages.KeyfindingsoftheLCIincludethatproductspackagedinflexiblepoucheswithresealableclosureshadlowerenergyconsumption,solidwastegeneration,andgreenhousegasemissionsthantherigidsystemsincludedintheanalysis.Further,althoughtransportationaccountedforlessthan17%oftotalenergyforallsystems,theresultsshowthattransportationenergyrequirementsforthereusablerigidcontainersarehigherthanthosefortheflexiblepackagingsystems.IBWAsaysinitswebsitethat"100%ofbottledwatercontainersarerecyclable,wherefacilitiesexist"?thatcaveatisimportantbecauseveryfewcountrieshavelegislatedrecyclingandhavethefacilitiestoprocessplasticpackaging."Containersforbottledwater,madefromPETplastic,whicharebecomingincreasinglylighterinweight,accountedforlessthanone-thirdofonepercentofallwasteproducedintheUnitedStates[theworld'slargestconsumerofbottledwater]in2005",accordingtothebottledwatertradeassociation, whereas"Thelargerbottlesfoundonthewatercoolerathomeorintheofficearesanitizedandcanbereusedanaverageof50timesbeforethebottledwatercompanyrecyclesthem."AGrowingConsumerDemandAccordingtoaglobalfoodpackagingsurveyconductedinmid-2007byTheNielsenCompany,90%ofconsumerswhocitedrecyclablebagsandpackagingasakeydriverofstorechoicewouldbewillingtogiveupanaspectofpackagingifitmeantitwouldhelptheenvironment.Almosthalf(49%)claimedthey’ddispensewith stackable/storable packaging and convenience packaging (48%), but factors,suchashygieneandprotection,arelessnegotiable."Asglobalconcernandawareness abouttheneedto preservetheenvironmentincrease,consumersaroundtheworldaredemandinggreaterresponsibilityfromretailersandFMCGmanufacturers.Andwhileeco-friendlypackagingmightnotbethetoppriorityforshopperstoday,irocitumerdemandthefoodindustrycannotignore,"concludesShuchiSethi,vicepresident,NielsenCustomizedResearch.绿色包装天然食品和饮料之间的联系越来越紧密。产品会仔细观察其可持续的材料和包装。事实上,Pira65%2004年的海啸，澳大利亚和长,可以减少对环境的冲击比如买尽可能多的产品包装是生物降解或可循环的材料。,它曾是厂家都称为击球,但是这些时候,连锁超市正在利用自己的力量来影响食品,其包装产品的供应商的可持续性记分卡,使其包装更可持续已经影响了驱动改变包装行业的。用的少,节省多其中最常使用的战术来缩小了产品的环保占用减源 ,在其最新的情报报告PMMI,,消除二次包装,包装取代僵化包装,不仅软包装材料消耗少,而且也帮助包裹削减成本通过供应链或偏移物价的上涨。虽然包装商实践可持续发展不但减少资源,,也有利于环,甚至小重量减少节约大量的树脂,控制或者减少包装和分销成本。此外,如果轻量导致一个致密立方体也能产生更有效率„„由于储蓄和减少交通利用处理”,PMMI简短指出。轻量盖水瓶2g,1.5g0.5脂(HDPE)PET瓶完成的。这个新范围包括两个主要尺寸的瓶盖。1.1g26mm2.2g或更少,26.7mm标准适用于北美和欧洲国家,1.7g或者更多。“HexaLite29/2529/252.4g或更少,30/25标准,2.0。这种每瓶节约产生大约每一个亿瓶节约大约2000吨树脂(几乎节约三百万),15,000吨的温室气体排放的二氧化碳排放量,可持续发展的选择生物产品塑料