Undervalued "treasure" - milk box
07-09-2023
Undervalued "treasure" - milk box
1. What compose of milk box?
The milk box is a six-layer composite packaging, composed of paper, aluminum and plastic.
The sealing layer plays the role of blocking moisture and bacteria. The cardboard is used to
improve the hardness and strength of the box, and has the effect of avoiding light. It can
effectively isolate milk from air, light and bacteria, so the milk box can be stored at formal
temperature and has a long shelf life up to 45 days.
2. What is the recycling value of milk box?
For every 10,000 tons of milk box recycled, 6,750 tons of recycled pulp, 2,250 tons of recycled plastics,
and 56 tons of recycled aluminum powder can be produced. This is equivalent to planting 110,000 trees,
saving 700,000 tons of water, 7,000 tons of oil, and 17,000 tons of recycled aluminum. tons of bauxite;
save about 50 acres of landfill sites, reduce waste disposal costs by 4 million yuan,
and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 tons.
3. Consequences of discarding milk box
(1) The remaining milk in unwashed milk box is very easy to spoil and produces stench.
During transportation, it will form landfill leachate that is difficult to treat, and is more likely
to cause pollution to soil and groundwater.
(2) The aluminum and plastic in milk boxes cannot be degraded in landfills. Not only does
it occupy a large amount of land, but the soil quality is also difficult to restore,
seriously affecting the sustainable use of land;
(3) Littered milk boxes will produce highly toxic, refractory, and enrichable dioxin and other pollutants
due to waste incineration, which will cause a great burden on the ecological environment.
4. What kind of treatment should be done before the milk box is recycled?
Empty milk box are recyclable, but they also need to be treated before being thrown in the recyclable bin:
Clean the residue in the carton; cut the milk box into pieces; dry the cleaned milk box;
neatly tie the clean milk box piece by piece and send them to the designated recycling point at the specified time.
This is the same recycling method as old cardboard and old newspapers.
5. About the waste utilization of "milk box"
Milk boxes are not rubbish! It's worth a lot!
20 milk boxes can be made into a small pen holder
200 milk boxes can be made into a small stool
2,000 milk boxes can make a small table...
After recycling, milk boxes can be made into recycled paper, indoor furniture,
industrial pallets, color boards, U disks, business card holders, perpetual calendars, etc.
through hydraulic recycled pulp technology, plastic wood technology, and color board technology.
Milk box can also be used for crafts
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