Reasons Why Foam Dinnerware Was Forbidden

Introduction

According to sources of raw materials, production processes, degradation method and recovery levels, disposable dinnerware could be divided into the following three categories: the 1, biodegradable dinnerware type: such as paper products (including pulp molding, paperboard coating type), edible powder molding type, vegetable fiber molding type, etc.; 2 optical / biodegradable material type: optical / biodegradable plastics (non-foamed) type, such as light biodegradable PP type; 3, materials easy to recycle: such as polypropylene based (PP), high-impact polystyrene class (HIPS), biaxially oriented polystyrene (BOPS), natural inorganic mineral-filled polypropylene composite products.

Reasons Why Foam Dinnerware Was Forbidden

Why did Chinese government forbid foam plastic dinnerware? The Chinese government issued regulations about prohibition of the manufacture, sale and use of disposable foam plastic dinnerware, starting from January 1, 2001 for the following reasons: 1, foam plastic dinnerware is difficult to recycle and reuse after being used and abandoned; 2, foam plastic dinnerware is not easy to decay and degrade in the environment; 3, the foaming agents used in the production of some foam plastic dinnerware enterprises are butane (i.e. lighter gas), which is inflammable and unsafe; 4, harmful substances of the foam plastic dinnerware are easily soluble out at high temperatures (> 65 ° C), which is unsafe during using. Especially when being used in the microwave, it is easily melted; 5, this product is in large size, inconvenient for transportation as well as warehousing; 6, foam plastic is difficult to decompose, but pollutes the environment and is harmful to human body; 7, there are alternative products coming up (corn starch tableware).



Harm of Using Foam Plastic Dinnerware

What harm does using fake environmentally friendly lunch boxes have? Fake environmentally friendly lunch boxes contains a large number of inorganic mineral filler products such as talcum powder or calcium carbonate (there are a few dinnerware made from waste plastics or waste paper, with more danger). The purity of acetic acid residue exceeds several times than that of national standards. Environmental protection and food hygiene of those lunch boxes do not reach the standards, which are easy to cause diseases such as gallstones, and significant harm to body health.

Along with the development of biodegradable dinnerware, people's environmental awareness becomes more and more strong, and more and more disposable tableware wholesale suppliers have arisen.

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Disposable Tableware History and Industry Status

Development History of Disposable Tableware in China

In 1984, China produced the first wholesale bubble plastic cutlery, and it is used in the railway in China in 1986, since it causes greater damage to the environment, in 1995, a total ban on the use of disposable tableware in the railway station. In January 1999, the former State Economic and Trade Commission Decree of June, required elimination of disposable foam plastic tableware in the country before the end of 2000. In December 2005, the National Development and Reform Commission again include disposable foam tableware products out of class. From January 1, 2008, the State began to carry out the QS production license system for food products manufacturer of plastic packaging, containers, tools implement and disposable tableware wholesale quality has been greatly improved. In 2009, the national standard plastic disposable tableware general technical requirements "to further regulate the production and use of plastic disposable tableware" is issued.



Biodegradable Tableware Industry Status Quo

From the overall point of view, the green tableware trend is forward, which is great progress and closely related to disposable foam plastic dinnerware eliminated inseparable. From the investigation, disposable foam plastic dinnerware flood situation in most parts is curbed, some major foam plastic tableware manufacturers have discontinued nationwide, and public sale of disposable foam in major cities tableware market the plastic cutlery phenomenon has been greatly reduced. However, this development because of the green tableware varieties, yield and different geographical scope was unbalanced, and the varieties is mainly manifested in the different cups, lunch boxes, biodegradable paper plates wholesale product, the demand is uneven. Environmentally friendly drink cups have the greatest demand, and snack plates follows, supermarket trays total demand is the least, there is true that there are policy reasons, people living habit, and of course, there are price differences.

Regional Differences of Disposable Tableware

Seen from different regions, along the eastern coast, the number of disposable tableware is more sensitive to changes in reaction to alternative work, the number of central and western regions demand is relatively less, and manufacturers scattered out and alternative work intensity is relatively weak. In major cities, large and medium-sized restaurants, hotels alternative work is more responsible, and also basically is able to persevere, small restaurants and roadside fast food restaurant have no big difference, the majority of small and medium-sized cities are in general level. Some of this imbalance is due to historical reasons, some because of the level of economic development.

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