Abstract:With the progress of the era, There are some new trends emerged in the development of green packaging, i.e. the research and development in biodegradable plastics of natural polymers, the acceleration in the study of chemical synthesis of aliphatic biodegradable plastics because of the design method of the polymer, the rise of green chemistry facilitating the development of food packaging, the increase in the proportion of thin wall and light weight in packaging, the urgent need of the construction of recycling system owing to rapid development in electronic commerce, the prioritizing of metal packaging to ensure food safety, the expanded application of paper packaging and the advancement in green packaging logistics owing to cloud computing.