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Smart Supply Chain Management May Be The Best Chance To Make "Green Logistics" A Reality
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Smart Supply Chain Management May Be The Best Chance To Make "Green Logistics" A Reality

Iyiou, 2017

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In the lead up to Singles’ Day 2017 – China’s November 11 answer to Black Friday – the Chinese State Post Bureau estimated that the shopping bonanza would result in the shipment of more than 1.5 billion packages. Packaging waste has put green logistics in the spotlight, but progress in the industry has been slow. Li Ni, who reports for business and tech journal Iyiou, outlines green government policies and explains why businesses need to tackle smart supply chain management to facilitate green logistics development. getAbstract recommends this article to those curious about what China is doing to make logistics more environmentally friendly and how the country is moving toward a more sustainable future.

Take-Aways

  • Chinese government policies released in 2017 encourage shippers to reduce packaging waste by 10% and to eliminate the use of heavy metals in packaging by 2020.
  • In 2016, China’s logistics industry recycled less than 20% of its packaging material.
  • Lack of environmental awareness, slow progress in standards and difficulty recycling certain materials all challenge the development of green logistics.

About the Author

Li Ni is a reporter for the leading business and tech journal Iyiou. She specializes in logistic industry news and developments.