Taiwan to Ban PVC in e-Commerce Packaging Next July
Sustainability | Focus Taiwan | October 27, 2022
Starting in July 2023, online retailers in Taiwan will be banned from using packaging materials containing polyvinylchloride (PVC), following rising environmental concerns over the surge in online shopping packaging waste. Not only will materials containing PVC be banned in packaging for e-retail businesses, all packaging materials must contain a certain amount of recycled paper or recycled materials. According to draft regulations, wrappers in natural colors that contain more than 90 percent recycled paper should be prioritized as packaging material. Online shopping sales in Taiwan increased from NT$228.3 billion (US$7.2 billion) in 2017 to NT$430.3 billion in 2021, using up to 220 million packaging bags and boxes.
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