The policy of replacing cartons with folding baskets is on the way, and the burden on vegetable farmers can be greatly reduced.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)

[Reporter Zhan Shihong/Yunlin Report] The days when the high-priced cardboard boxes weighed down on vegetable farmers are expected to end. The Agricultural Committee is promoting the policy of replacing cartons with folding baskets. Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, said that the rental system related to folding baskets Already on the road in October, the cost is lower than that of single-use cartons, which can not only reduce farmers' transportation costs, but also reduce the burden on the environment.

It is estimated that there are as many as 35 million cartons of agricultural products packaged by Taipei Agricultural Products Transportation and Marketing Company each year, all of which are one-time use and do not conform to the concept of environmental protection. Cardboard boxes, supported by Chen Jizhong, Beinong will provide 30,000 folding baskets to Erlun Township Farmers Association, Erlun Fruit and Vegetable Production Cooperative and other units before this year. Each folding basket can hold 15 to 20 kilograms of vegetables and can be reused .

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Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, said that the folding basket has been successfully tested in Beinong, so it is especially popularized in Yunlin, the largest vegetable producing area in Taiwan. And it is applicable to the whole Taiwan.

Liu Jianguo said that a traditional cardboard box costs 40 or 50 yuan, which is sometimes more expensive than vegetables. Now he has switched to folding vegetable and fruit baskets, and the rent per time is about half, which not only greatly reduces the cost, but also greatly contributes to Taiwan's net zero emissions. And he is not afraid that the rain will wet the carton, and he will continue to report to the Executive Yuan to fully implement the folding basket policy.

Zhong Yintian, chairman of Erlen Fruit and Vegetable Cooperative, said.

Folding baskets are stronger than carton boxes and can be reused. After use, they can be folded into sheets, which greatly reduces the space for stacking empty boxes, and can also reduce the waste of resources and production costs of disposable cartons. In addition, good ventilation is beneficial In order to build a cold chain supply system to ensure the quality of vegetables, the standardized size is also conducive to the automation of vegetable and fruit transportation and sales and mechanical storage operations.

The policy of replacing cartons with folding baskets is on the way, and the burden on vegetable farmers can be greatly reduced.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)

The policy of replacing cartons with folding baskets is on the way, and the burden on vegetable farmers can be greatly reduced.

(Photo by reporter Zhan Shihong)