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Why does the country prohibit foamed plastic tableware?

According to the regulations of our government, the production, sale and use of disposable foamed plastic tableware are prohibited from 2006 1 month/day.

The reasons are as follows: 1, foamed plastic tableware is difficult to recycle after being discarded; 2, it is not easy to rot and degrade in the environment; 3. The foaming agent used in the production of some enterprises is butane, which is easy to catch fire and unsafe; 4. The product is easy to dissolve out harmful substances at high temperature (> 65℃), which is unsafe to use, especially easy to melt when used in microwave oven; 5. The product is bulky and inconvenient to transport and store.

Edit what types of environmentally friendly tableware are there in this paragraph?

Disposable tableware is divided into the following three categories according to the source of raw materials, production technology, degradation mode and recycling level: disposable tableware

1. Biodegradable category: such as paper products (including pulp molding and paperboard coating), edible powder molding and plant fiber molding; 2. Photo/biodegradable materials: photo/biodegradable plastic (non-foamed) type, such as photo-biodegradable PP; 3. Materials that are easy to recycle: such as polypropylene (PP), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), biaxially oriented polystyrene (BOPS), natural inorganic mineral filled polypropylene composite products, etc.

Edit whether the environmentally friendly tableware in this paragraph is degradable tableware.

No. Environmental protection tableware includes three types: easy to recycle, easy to handle and easy to digest (degrade). Degradable tableware is only disposable.

Is one of them. Degradation is only a supplement to recycling, that is, when a packaging material is difficult to recycle or has low recycling value after use, degradation packaging can be considered.

Edit whether the degradable tableware in this paragraph need not be recycled.

No. Any materials should not be thrown away at will, and should be actively classified and recycled to reduce resource waste and environmental pollution. Even degradable products need reasonable treatment or utilization. Without specific environmental factors, it is nonsense to talk about degradation speed and degradation products.

Edit this paragraph. What kind of lunch box is the real environmental protection lunch box?

1, the product has uniform color and texture, good hand feeling and high strength; 2. There is no odor when serving hot and cold food; 3, easy to recycle or degrade the environment; 4. Harmless to the ecological environment and human health, in line with national food hygiene standards; 6. Do you know what are the characteristics of fake environmental protection lunch boxes? 1, soft to the touch, it will fall off when rubbed, and it will break when pulled hard, with pungent smell and choking; 2. Compared with qualified products, it is heavier and cheaper. For example, ordinary rice box lunch 15g or more, the price is generally below 0. 12 yuan; 3. The words "degradable lunch box", "environmental protection lunch box" and "urban environmental protection" are on the surface of the product, but they are not necessarily environmental protection. 7. Do you know why there are real environmental protection lunch boxes and fake environmental protection lunch boxes on the market? True environmental protection lunch boxes have high cost, while fake environmental protection lunch boxes have low cost. Some manufacturers, due to conflicts of interest, still violate the standards stipulated by the state, regardless of the health of consumers, producing and selling counterfeit environmentally-friendly lunch boxes.

Edit this paragraph. Why do fake environmentally friendly tableware sell well?

1, the profit of dealers is relatively large; 2. Consumers lack consumption knowledge; 3. Users want to reduce costs; 4. Some products are only engraved with the words "environmental protection lunch box", "degradable lunch box" and "urban environmental protection" on the mold, but in fact they are not environmentally friendly at all, and their sanitary performance is extremely poor, while some consumers only recognize these words and do not know the real situation of the products.

What's the harm of using fake environmental protection lunch boxes in editing this paragraph?

Fake environmentally-friendly lunch boxes are products containing a lot of inorganic mineral fillers such as talcum powder or calcium carbonate (there are also a few tableware made of waste plastics or waste paper, which is more harmful). Acetic acid residue exceeds the national standard several times, which is not enough for environmental protection and food hygiene. It is easy to cause gallstones and other diseases to the human body, which is extremely harmful to health.

Reasons for editing the policy in this paragraph

A related person from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said at the Beijing Conference on Exchange and Promotion of Environmental Tableware: "Small lunch boxes are light and heavy, small and large, simple and complicated." Disposable foamed plastic tableware is widely used in the world because of its advantages of sanitation, heat preservation and low price, but it is also restricted by more and more countries because it is difficult to recycle and degrade in the natural environment. 1999 June 5438+ 10, the State Economic and Trade Commission issued the Catalogue of Eliminating Backward Production Capacity, Technology and Products (Order No.6), in which item 58 stipulated that disposable foamed plastic tableware should be eliminated nationwide before 2000, and put forward the requirements for substitute products. In 200 1 year, relevant departments of the State Economic and Trade Commission issued documents one after another, urging relevant localities and units to stop producing and using disposable foamed plastic tableware. In June, 20001,the State Environmental Protection Administration promulgated the Technical Requirements for Certification of Environmental Label Products-Disposable Tableware (HBC1-200 1), which made it clear that "non-foaming, non-degradable but easily recyclable tableware" could be used, such as polypropylene products. At present, there are two sets of national standards for environmental protection tableware. There are some differences between the two standards in product types and indicators. The former mainly sets standards for degradable tableware, but does not specify non-foaming, non-degradable but easy-to-recycle tableware such as polypropylene, while the latter makes it clear that such products can be used (because they are used all over the world), and as long as the recovery rate reaches 75%, they can obtain the environmental protection certification mark. Due to the inconsistency of government decrees, the implementation of the policy of prohibiting foamed tableware in different parts of the country is not completely consistent. For example, Decree No.25 1999 issued by Beijing Municipal People's Government in March stipulates that the sale and use of plastic bags and disposable plastic tableware are restricted, and recycling is required to be strengthened. However, the sale and use of disposable foamed plastic tableware are prohibited in railway stations, long-distance bus stations, airports, civilized scenic spots in the capital and hotels, with a maximum fine of 5000. Order No.84 issued by Shanghai in June 2000 put forward the principle of "source control, recycling, gradual prohibition and encouraging substitution" for the management of disposable plastic lunch boxes. At present, Beijing and Shanghai continue to recycle foamed plastic tableware. In Shanghai, as long as the recycling fee is paid according to the regulations, foamed tableware can continue to be produced, which is also in conflict with the policy of the State Economic and Trade Commission and other countries to completely ban foamed tableware. At the same time, it is difficult for law enforcement departments to enforce the national document prohibiting foamed tableware because there is no clear law enforcement basis and punishment. This is the fate of tableware production enterprises, which are influenced by policies again and again in the process of abiding by the law and not obeying the law, supervision and laissez-faire [1]

Edit the market forces in this paragraph.

The prosperity of catering industry, especially all kinds of fast food industry, provides a huge market demand for disposable plastic tableware products and attracts the eager eyes of many investors. More and more tableware enterprises have joined the market game, and the change of policy will inevitably affect the change of their way of obtaining benefits. Driven by the slogan of "replacing plastic with paper" put forward by the Ministry of Railways for the first time, a large number of enterprises have invested in the project of pulp molded tableware since 1996. During the peak period, there are hundreds of enterprises that produce pulp molded disposable tableware in China. However, due to the sanitary and usability problems of pulp molded tableware, the technology is difficult, enterprises cut corners for competition, the product qualification rate is low, and it is difficult to promote, which makes a considerable number of enterprises "fall into the pit" and cannot climb out. It is understood that after several years of market inspection, 90% of pulp molding tableware enterprises are in a semi-discontinued state, which is not only meager in profit, but also difficult to recover funds. Other products permitted by the General Technical Conditions for Disposable Degradable Tableware are also not optimistic. Although the performance of paperboard coated and photodegradable plastic products is relatively stable, the market demand is limited; The technologies of edible powder molding and plant fiber molding are difficult to pass and push to the market. The "tuition fee" paid by enterprises that produce this alternative product is even more heartbreaking. At present, products that still maintain a certain vitality should push "non-foaming, non-degradable but easy-to-recycle tableware" Because unscrupulous enterprises are also optimistic about such products, counterfeit products are rampant. Authentic products are left out because of their high prices. Regular manufacturers can't sell their products, but they can only endure losses day by day and make no profits. According to Dong Jinshi, head of Beijing Kaifa Environmental Protection Technology Center, the price of products that meet the standard requirements is about twice as high as that of products that do not meet the standard requirements. Take the 450 ml non-foamed plastic snack box as an example, the ex-factory price of products that meet the hygiene requirements should be above 0. 15 yuan. The price of plastic tableware that meets the requirements of hygiene and photodegradation should be above 0. 17 yuan (if it is pulp tableware of the same specification, the price should be above 0.25 yuan), while the ex-factory price of unqualified tableware of the same specification is about 0.08 yuan, which brings some difficulties to the popularization and application of qualified products. According to the survey, in order to cater to the market, many products cut corners, which leads to consumers' dissatisfaction with the performance of substitutes. According to the random inspection by the railway, almost 1 000% of the molded paper pulp tableware used in the railway does not meet the hygiene requirements, and the phenomena of oil leakage, water seepage, deformation and rice sticking are serious. "Soft to the touch, it will lose powder when rubbed, it will break when torn, and it will smell pungent and dazzling", which is the description of inferior paper tableware by relevant experts. In addition, many non-foaming plastic tableware labeled "environmental protection tableware", "degradable tableware" or "urban environmental protection" are widely used in most areas of Northeast China and North China (including Beijing), and may spread to all parts of the country if management is not strengthened. Because the product contains a large number of inorganic mineral fillers such as talcum powder or calcium carbonate, the acetic acid residue is seriously exceeding the standard (the national standard is less than 30PPM, while according to the detection result of the State Bureau of Technical Supervision, it is 384PPM, which is nearly 13 times higher than the standard). Excessive acetic acid residue proves that such products will have a certain impact on human health, such as gallstones and other diseases, while coupling agents attached to inorganic minerals, such as titanate, contain toxic heavy metals, which will cause more serious harm to human health. In this state, the interests of consumers can not be guaranteed at all. A foreign businessman who produces environmentally-friendly lunch boxes said sadly, "I always feel uncomfortable when people eat with soft and collapsed lunch boxes." I think it's unfair to them. " [ 1]

Who decided to edit the fate of this paragraph?

At present, the international and domestic demand for green packaging is increasing. It can be asserted that in 2 1 century, the international and domestic packaging market will be dominated by green packaging, and products without green packaging will be gradually eliminated by the market. At the same time, green packaging itself is also a sunrise industry, which deserves more capital and technology from enterprises. The so-called green packaging refers to the packaging that is harmless to the ecological environment and human health, can be recycled or reused, and can promote sustainable development. According to Dong Jinshi, an environmental expert, the research and development of new environmentally-friendly degradable tableware in China began in the early 1990s, and has gone through a hard road of nearly 10 years, with more than 10 products. However, due to one-sided emphasis on biodegradability, most of these products are out of market demand, and even if few products are used, they cannot occupy the market on a large scale, resulting in losses for most enterprises that produce degradable lunch boxes, and some even lose hundreds of millions of yuan. In addition, one-sided emphasis on biodegradability has caused people to misunderstand the concept of environmentally friendly tableware, which has restricted the scientific research, production and use of other types of products. This time, the communication and promotion meeting of environmental protection tableware held in Beijing and the joint promotion and exchange meeting of environmental protection tableware held in Shenzhen showed the same mentality of environmental protection tableware enterprises all over the country: they can't sit still. These enterprises appealed to relevant departments to pay attention to various abnormal conditions of substitute products. In response to these requirements, SIQSIQ Market Supervision Sima said that the fundamental task of this work is to establish a "social project" to solve the problem of disposable foamed plastic tableware replacement. He explained that policy is on the one hand, but it can't be done only by the current law enforcement efforts of relevant departments. It depends on the concerted efforts of Qi Xin and Qi Xin. He also especially hopes that enterprises can come up with some specific ideas for reference by relevant departments. The British Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce expressed support for the idea of participating enterprises to crack down on counterfeit environmentally friendly tableware. He suggested that enterprises provide evidence and clues of counterfeit products to government departments, or report them to the government through joint organizations and associations of enterprises. But at present, the investigation of relevant departments can only play a phased role, and long-term work still needs the joint efforts of the whole society. Qiu Jianguo of China Consumers Association also talked about the necessity of "social engineering". He believes that in addition to strict law enforcement, local protectionism should bear the responsibility, experts and scholars should study environmentally-friendly lunch boxes that meet market demand, news media should correctly guide and boldly supervise, and consumer associations should cultivate consumers' concepts and habits of scientific consumption. Dong Jinshi, an expert on environmental tableware, pointed out that to control white pollution, we must first tell the truth, remove vague words in policy provisions, and implement preferential policies for enterprises that produce environmental tableware. What legitimate manufacturers hope most is that the government will pay enough attention to the disposable tableware market, ban irregular production enterprises, and let truly law-abiding enterprises survive healthily. [ 1]

Edit this survey about disposable tableware.

"Beijing consumes 2 million disposable tableware every day, of which 400,000 are foamed plastic tableware, accounting for 20%, 30% meet the national environmental protection requirements, and the remaining 50% are unqualified products." Yesterday, Dong Jinshi, a packaging environmental protection expert who has been engaged in the research and development of disposable tableware for more than 0/0 years, said that a large amount of waste plastics and fillers were added to unqualified disposable plastic lunch boxes, bowls and trays, which would release carcinogenic and pathogenic chemicals when exposed to heat or grease, seriously endangering human health. According to Xinmin Evening News, Dong Jinshi is the deputy director of China Packaging Resources Comprehensive Utilization Committee.

20% of the inferior box lunch in Beijing comes from Dinghai.

Yesterday, Dong Jinshi, who participated in the national disposable tableware survey, said that half of the unqualified tableware in the Beijing market came from Yongqing County of Hebei Province and Dinghai County of Tianjin, and the other half came from underground factories and small workshops in Beijing. In July this year, in Dinghai County, Tianjin, they found that the raw materials used in an underground factory for producing disposable tableware were all waste plastics, and a large number of harmful substances such as industrial paraffin were added. It is understood that 20% of inferior lunch boxes in Beijing come from this area. Dong Jinshi introduced that the current market price of 1 ton polypropylene (PP) is around 1 1000 yuan, while the market price of 1 ton filler is less than 2,000 yuan, which is also the reason why many manufacturers illegally add fillers. Dong Jinshi said that long-term intake of illegally added industrial paraffin may cause cancer.

Many manufacturers add talc to the raw materials of their products.

Powder, calcium carbonate, etc. More than 50%, resulting in serious harmful substances in tableware. Soak in hot water and turn the microwave oven, harmful substances will dissolve in food, and long-term intake will lead to indigestion, gallstones and liver system diseases. If the tableware contains industrial paraffin, it may even cause cancer.

Three aspects of disposable tableware use

"The health department is in charge of the environmental sanitation and tableware disinfection of catering enterprises, the quality supervision department is in charge of the production field, and the industrial and commercial department is in charge of the circulation field, but the most critical use link has become' three no matter'. But the restaurant packaging and delivery company uses disposable tableware, which is the key link. " According to Dong Jinshi, "80% of the degraded lunch boxes marked in the market are inferior products." It is also reported that the packaging boxes of some brands of instant noodles were also found to have problems two years ago. Photography/Reporter Chai Xiachun

Small market survey

Inferior lunch boxes sell eight boxes a day. "This disposable lunch box can sell seven or eight boxes a day." Yesterday afternoon, the reporter found in the eastern suburb market that many stalls had inferior lunch boxes that were soft to the touch and easy to tear. A stall owner said that this kind of box lunch sells well because of its low price. The reporter noticed that there are four kinds of disposable lunch boxes, the highest price is 0.4 yuan per serving, and the lowest is only 0.09 yuan. A stall owner told reporters that the fastest-selling one is the one of 0. 16 yuan, which usually sells 7 to 8 boxes every day. According to reports, about 800 boxes are sold to restaurants in the city. According to the identification method introduced by Dong Jinshi, the reporter found that this kind of lunch box is soft in texture and will break when it is gently torn by hand. "Can you carry such a soft thing?" The other party said: "They are all products from Beijing, and the quality is absolutely no problem." Long-term use of environmentally-friendly degradable disposable tableware that may cause cancer is the main raw material source: straw can be used as the main raw material for the production of disposable tableware and its series products. The annual output of all kinds of straw in our field is10.5 million tons, and the utilization rate is not high. Many straws are wasted or burned, so it is rich in raw material resources. [2]? Getting Started Atlas More Atlas