What does paper packaging mean?
Paper packaging refers to the raw material used in commodity packaging based on paper or cardboard. Among them are cartons, paper boxes, paper bags, and paper tubes.
How many types of paper packaging materials can be classified?
There are five different kinds of ordinary paper wrapping materials, special paper wrapping materials, trademark paper wrapping materials, oil-proof paper wrapping materials, moisture-proof paper wrapping materials, and so on.
There are tens of different kinds of wrapping paper. It is strong and can be used for general packagings such as Kraft paper, chicken skin paper, and others, as well as custom-made paper for specific uses such as fruit paper thin and soft for photographic protective paper black in color and opaque for trademark packaging paper, such as candy wrapping paper. There are also water-proof packaging paper and moisture-proof packaging paper, such as tar paper, aluminum foil paper, others, with moisture-proof packaging paper, such as tar paper, aluminum foil paper, etc. According to rough statistics, there are over dozens types of packaging paper.
Paper Packaging VS plastic packaging
Paper and plastic packaging are two of the most common packaging materials. Paper and plastic are inexpensive, widely available raw materials, and lightweight; they are neither fragile nor heavy compared to metal, glass, and paper. Because paper and plastic packaging are extremely widely used in everyday life, they are extremely common materials. Environmental organizations and environmental experts believe that plastic waste is harmful to the environment and should be gradually eliminated. Consumer shopping applications should be environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and non-hazardous “all-paper eco-bags” because they are sustainable and non-hazardous to the environment.
Paper packaging advantages
Paper packaging is an exciting green packaging material. While the material is abundant, easily recyclable, and degradable, paper products may be recycled when they decay, and pulp molded products and pulp bags are popular for environmental reasons. LCA technology has been used for the quantitative assessment of paper-based packaging materials. Cardboard boxes, paper bags, paper drums, pulp molded products, and food packaging are now widely used for transportation packaging and food delivery.
