CJ O Shopping Holds 'Eco Packaging Together' Event for Earth Day

Guidelines for Separate Disposal of Courier Packaging Materials

System Established to Guide Appropriate Packaging Standards to Reduce Excessive Packaging

Support Funds Provided to Outstanding Partner Companies Among Users

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] CJ ENM O Shopping Division announced on the 20th that it will launch an eco-friendly campaign called 'Eco Packaging Together' in celebration of Earth Day (April 22). This is a follow-up activity after the industry’s first declaration to switch to eco-friendly packaging materials. The company plans to conduct various promotions to expand awareness of eco-friendly packaging use among partners and consumers.

'Eco Packaging Together' is a campaign aimed at promoting recycling and preventing excessive packaging through the proper separate disposal of courier boxes. It includes ▲ guidance on separate disposal when discarding distribution packaging materials ▲ establishment of a customized appropriate packaging standards guidance system ▲ encouraging voluntary participation of consumers and partners by continuously expanding eco-friendly paper packaging materials.

First, CJ ENM O Shopping Division will include the phrase "Please remove foreign substances such as courier slips and tape from paper boxes before folding and disposing of them" in delivery notification texts and KakaoTalk alerts to promote recycling culture and encourage consumers to participate in eco-friendly activities.

Paper boxes with foreign substances such as slips or tape not removed are treated as incineration or waste rather than recycling. Through separate disposal guidance, the company aims to prevent such items from being mistakenly discarded as trash and to facilitate easier collection and sorting of distribution packaging materials. Based on this, CJ ENM O Shopping Division signed a 'Separate Disposal Agreement' with the Ministry of Environment on the 9th.

Additionally, a detailed guide on customized appropriate packaging standards and packaging methods will be produced and continuously provided to partner companies. In particular, eco-friendly support funds will be offered to outstanding partner companies to encourage voluntary participation and various measures will be implemented to reduce excessive packaging by decreasing packaging space ratios and the number of packaging layers. In fact, CJ ENM O Shopping Division currently uses 362 types of standardized boxes for customized packaging and delivery.

The use of eco-friendly paper packaging materials will also be continuously expanded. CJ ENM O Shopping Division was the first in home shopping to introduce paper cushioning materials instead of vinyl air caps, eco-friendly cooling packages, and was the first in the distribution industry to introduce paper hanger boxes and eco tape-less boxes that require no adhesive, leading the way in eco-friendly activities.

So far, CJ ENM O Shopping Division has used approximately 2.37 million boxes of eco-friendly paper packaging materials. They have also replaced plastic packaging materials such as OPP (Oriented Polypropylene) tape with paper materials, reducing about 2,000 km of plastic, and replaced nonwoven fabric hangers for clothing with paper hanger boxes, reducing the use of nonwoven fabric by about 3 tons.

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