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Original title: On the first day of the ban on plastic straws, Shanghai restaurants switched to biodegradable straws.
Goodbye, plastic straws! As of today, your milk tea drinking straws have changed! The market order “explodes” …
In response to “Opinions on Further Strengthening Plastic Pollution Control” issued by relevant state departments to reduce pollution of plastic products to the social environment, many large Shanghai shopping malls have stopped using non-plastic bags. degradable from today.
Not just plastic bags, but today is also the first day that the national ban on plastic straws goes into effect. In early 2020, the state issued the “Opinions on Further Strengthening Control of Plastic Pollution.” By the end of 2020, the catering industry across the country will ban the use of non-degradable disposable plastic straws.
Shanghai supermarket suspends non-degradable plastic bags on the first day of the new year
The journalist discovered in a large Shanghai supermarket that there are no traditional plastic shopping bags here, and that they are all replaced by recyclable and biodegradable non-woven bags.
It is understood that as early as October 2020, the Shanghai Municipality issued the “Shanghai Implementation Plan to Further Strengthen Plastic Pollution Control”, which requires that by the end of 2020, shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies and other places prohibit the use of disposable plastic bags, food packaging, The use of non-degradable plastic bags for the purchase of take-out services is prohibited, and violators will be investigated in accordance with the law.
The reporter visited many large supermarkets such as Carrefour and RT-Mart. The supermarket cash register started providing a large quantity of recyclable non-woven bags. In addition, the supermarket said it had ordered biodegradable plastic bags, but due to a short supply, they have not yet arrived in large quantities. goods.
It is worth mentioning that the reporter found that the number of customers who bring their own shopping bags to the supermarket is obviously higher than before. In this regard, some consumers told journalists that compared to previous plastic shopping bags, the non-woven bags and biodegradable plastic bags that are now being promoted are much more expensive, so they will consider bringing their own bags from the market. shop when you go shopping recently.
First day of the ban on plastic straws
Restaurants have switched to biodegradable straws
Are there plastic straws currently on the market? Do consumers recognize degradable straws?
When the journalist visited various catering stores on the streets of Shanghai, he discovered that many large catering companies, including multi-brand milk tea shops and coffee shops, no longer offer disposable plastic straws. Most of them have replaced paper straws and some have switched to polyethylene. Degradable straws with lactic acid, and some of them are replaced by caps that can be directly quoted
Not only milk tea shops that young people love, but also fast food restaurants, toast cafes, and other catering companies have also started using biodegradable polylactic acid paper straws and straws.
Chen Shi, head of public relations and communication for a catering company: In fact, we have been using biodegradable paper straws in stores across the country since September 2020. The plan is to discontinue the supply of all plastic straws for commercial purposes. 2020.
Zhu Jingwen, manager of the Shanghai operations area of a catering company: 100% of Starbucks stores in China have stopped offering plastic straws, this measure can help us reduce the use of about 200 tons of plastic per year.
On the other hand, some consumers believe that the milk tea shop has changed the straws, although the price has not changed, but the taste has some subtle changes and some paper straws will soften during use.
Degradable straws cost three to five times more than plastic ones
The ban on the use of disposable plastic straws has created a great demand in the market for biodegradable straws. At present, there are two main types of degradable straws commonly promoted on the market, one is a paper straw and the other is a polylactic acid degradable straw. What are the differences between these two straws and the traditional disposable plastic straws? What is the current market supply situation?
In the exhibition hall of a large straw production company in Yiwu, Zhejiang, a variety of biodegradable polylactic acid paper straws and straws are carefully placed.
The person in charge told reporters that already in 2018, the company had invested half of its production capacity in the production of biodegradable straws. Due to the difference in materials and production technology, the current production cost of biodegradable straws is significantly higher than that of traditional disposable plastic straws. The cost of a ton of disposable plastic straws is around 8,000 yuan, while a ton of paper straws cost almost 22,000 yuan.
Lou Zhongping, president of a straw production company in Yiwu, Zhejiang: Generally speaking, the overall average cost of pulp straws is about three times more expensive than plastic straws, and it can be five times more expensive if it is best. Polylactic acid is more expensive, generally five to six times more expensive than plastic straws.
This type of straw is a degradable polylactic acid straw, under the condition of composting, this type of straw will degrade in just 90 days and will generally disappear.
Polylactic Acid Degradable Straws are produced from corn, sugar cane, and other crops through a number of complex processes. The light green straw in the picture is one of them, it has reportedly been in place here for more than 20 days and the surface has gradually started to decompose.
In fact, for this new type of straw, most of the factories still have technical problems and have not yet become popular. Demand is strong and total supply is insufficient, so many downstream straw distributors have to deal with the order queue situation.
Yao Xinhong, a food and beverage distributor in Shanghai: There have been a lot of orders recently. Previously, orders were placed in 200 boxes. Recently, orders have been tightly organized. A delivery has now increased to 500 boxes, and is scheduled for mid-February.
Li Erqiao, general manager of a large straw production company in Yiwu, Zhejiang, told reporters that because Hainan already implemented the ban on plastic straws in December 2020, it is now officially effective across the country. In recent months, the amount of orders received by the factory has shown explosive growth, orders have been scheduled for April. To this end, the company is accelerating capacity conversion.
Data shows that in 2019, the cumulative production of plastic products across the country was 81.84 million tons, of which plastic straws were almost 30,000 tons, or about 46,000 million. Analysts believe that the formal implementation of the ban on plastic straws will bring a huge increase in the real demand for degradable straws.
Furthermore, market participants suggest that the promotion of degradable straws does not mean that they can be disposed of at will after use, as they slowly degrade under pure natural conditions, so they still need to be reasonably recycled. At the same time, to promote resource recycling, we can learn from recyclable straws made of bamboo, glass, stainless steel and other popular materials abroad.
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