The work aims to explore the various practical problems existing in packaging industry development under the concept of cyclic development. The concept and principle of cyclic development and the necessity of cyclic development of packaging industry were systematically analyzed and the main problems in the cyclic development of packaging industry were deeply analyzed. Based on that, the main countermeasures for the cyclic development of packaging industry were specifically proposed, in combination with the actual demands of cyclic development mode, society and economy for the packaging industry development. The four countermeasures were put forward as follows: the idea of simple packaging should be carried out; the method used to minimize the package design should be adopted; the packaging idea of recycling should be embraced; and relevant laws and regulations should be perfected. The cyclic development of packaging industry still has a long way to go. It needs the joint efforts of relevant national sectors, all related organizations of the packaging industry and scientific research institutions.