Recycling of Tetra Pak aseptic packaging

Sustainable development is an important issue in the economic and social development of the 21st century. Among them, the circular economy based on the principle of “recycling, reusing, design, and production” is an important content, and it is a solution to the problems between human economic and social development and environmental protection. One of the effective ways of contradiction.

With the improvement of people’s living standards and the growing awareness of health, the demand for beverages such as milk and fruit juices is increasing. As a result, there are more and more discarded consumables. However, because consumers do not understand that Tetra Pak can be recycled, it is often thrown away. In fact, they are completely a kind of “misplaced resources.” Abandoned Tetra Pak can produce a large number of household products such as recycled paper, flooring, trash cans, hangers, table tennis bats, and trays through the processing and processing of professional manufacturers. And industrial materials, both beneficial to environmental protection, but also can produce good economic benefits.

Tetra Pak is a six-layer composite paper package. About 75% of its ingredients are high-quality long-fiber pulp. These pulps are undoubtedly high-quality raw materials for recycled paper.

In order to protect the living environment of human beings and with a high sense of social responsibility, Tetra has actively helped develop Tetra Pak's recycling technology. At present, an emerging waste composite paper packaging recycling industry chain is gradually forming from south to north. Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other places have established professional recycling plants.

Recycling technologies are mainly divided into three categories:

First, the hydraulic reclaimed pulp technology: Separation of the pulp in Tetra Pak, production of recycled paper; and the plastic and aluminum components in Tetra Pak squeezed into pellets, a good raw material for the production of plastic and aluminum products.

Second, plastic wood technology: Tetra Pak itself contains high-quality paper fibers and plastics, crushed and squeezed to produce plastic wood products, it is the best use, low cost. Indoor furniture, outdoor gardening facilities, industrial trays, etc. are all very popular and well received.

Third, color music board technology: The waste Tetra Pak will be directly crushed, hot-pressed, made into color music board. Colorful music board can be made into a variety of products, especially the trash box, which is beautiful, durable and low cost.

At present, on the one hand, the recycling and recycling companies directly recycle the waste from the production side. On the one hand, they use the power of schools, neighborhood communities, waste recycling systems, sanitation systems, environmental protection volunteers, and organizations to recover the waste generated during the consumption process. . However, on the whole, their production lines still have a "failure to eat" condition. If the majority of consumers can actively support and cooperate with the recovery of waste packages, if more communities, environmental protection agencies, and related government agencies work together to establish a complete waste bag collection and sorting system, these recycling and reuse companies should be able to achieve High economic and social benefits.

The environmental value of Tetra Pak is not only reflected in the field of recycling. Due to the large amount of pulp required, Tetra Pak implemented a three-step environmental protection program to ensure that all pulp raw materials come from well-managed forests. First, ensure that all pulp cannot come from illegal deforestation, virgin forests, or protected forests. Second, all pulp comes from forests that meet the principles of sustainable management. Third, all pulp comes from forests certified by relevant agencies. Therefore, Tetra Pak's pulp comes from forests where the rate of deforestation is lower than the rate of regeneration. China has not yet met the conditions of the forest resources, so Tetra Pak's pulp is imported from North America or Northern Europe.