Advantages and disadvantages of disposable tableware.

Mar 30, 2025

Disposable Plastic tableware are loved by people for their convenience, and diurnal life can be seeneverywhere.Although disposable tableware brings us a lot of convenience, its disadvantages can not be ignored.

On the request at present utmost of the disposable tableware has canvas refining polystyrene, polystyrene is a kind of extensively used polymer accoutrements, has low toxin, high melting point, simple product and so on, therefore came the product of disposable tableware accoutrements, but the declination of polystyrene tableware cycle is long, in the general terrain in cycle for 200 years.

How to deal with discarded disposable tableware, burning will produce further than 10 kinds of poisonous feasts, which will directly beget airpollution.However, it'll beget damage to soil and water coffers, and polystyrene is a carcinogenic environmental hormone substance, If some of the poisonous complements are buried.. It can be seen that disposable tableware is extremely dangerous to the terrain and health.

Biodegradable tableware is a kind of environmental green product. It's substantially made of biodegradable tableware with cornstarch as the main raw material, which is perished into glucose under the action of microorganisms and eventually decomposes into water and carbon dioxide.

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Which takeaway box is the healthiest? A must-see for takeaway packaging!

Most of the utensils for takeaway food on the market today are made of plastic. Careful people will find that there are numbers on the plastic boxes seen in daily life. What do these numbers represent? They represent different materials of plastic and are generally represented by the numbers 01 to 07.

No.1 polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

It is often used to make mineral water bottles, carbonated beverage bottles, etc. This material is heat-resistant to 70 °C.

No.2 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

It is often used to make plastic containers for cleaning supplies, bath products, etc., which can withstand high temperatures of 110 degrees Celsius, and plastic bags marked for food can be used to contain food.

No.3 polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

It is often used in the production of building materials and belongs to toxic plastic products. "Toxic" mainly refers to the single-molecule vinyl chloride that has not been fully polymerized in the production process, as well as the harmful substances in plasticizers. These two substances are easy to precipitate when encountering high temperature.

No.4 Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

It is often used to make cling film, plastic film, etc., and the heat resistance is not strong. When the temperature exceeds 110 °C, a hot melt phenomenon will occur, leaving some plastic preparations that cannot be decomposed by the human body. Therefore, when the food is wrapped with this plastic wrap for heating, the oil in the food can easily dissolve the harmful substances in the plastic wrap.

No.5 Polypropylene (PP)

It is often used to make special lunch boxes for microwave ovens. It can withstand 130 ℃. It is the only plastic box that can be put into microwave ovens. It can be reused after cleaning. It should be noted that some special lunch boxes for microwave ovens, the box body is made of No. 05 PP, but the lid is made of No. 06 PS, PS has good transparency, but it is not resistant to high temperature, so it cannot be put into the microwave oven together with the box body.

No.6 Polystyrene (PS)

It is often used to make bowls of instant noodle boxes and fast food boxes, which are heat-resistant and cold-resistant. But it cannot be put into a microwave oven to avoid the release of chemicals due to high temperature, and it cannot be used to hold strong acids and alkalis.

No.7 Other plastics (PC)

Contains bisphenol A, which is harmful to health.

The plastics from 01 to 07 are introduced above. The content looks a bit professional, but after understanding their respective uses, you will understand that only 02, 05, and 06 are high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) , Polystyrene (PS) is relatively safe to make lunch boxes.

Are paper boxes safe?

There are two main types of paper utensils for take-out catering.

One is the coated paper lunch box, that is, there is a thin layer of polyethylene plastic coating on the carton, which is equivalent to a layer of plastic film covering the paper surface. This kind of paper lunch box can withstand high temperatures of about 90 ° C, suitable for hot and cold drinks, and can play a good role in water insulation. The cost is higher than that of plastic lunch boxes, and the cost price is mostly less than 1 yuan.

The other is aluminum foil lunch box, the quality is better than the coated paper lunch box, its raw material is non-toxic, easy to heat, and does not produce harmful substances after heating; high temperature resistance, up to 660 ℃; easy to seal, strong barrier, sealing It can protect the original taste of food and prolong the shelf life of food; it can be recycled and reused efficiently. Aluminum foil lunch boxes are now popularized in aviation, high-speed rail and primary and secondary schools. However, due to the higher cost, takeaway catering businesses are less used.

At present, my country has national standards for plastic products and paper food packaging for food packaging. Shanghai and other places have also issued safety standards for paper packaging boxes for food delivery.

In view of the endless variety of fast food packaging boxes on the market, everyone must pay attention to the digital signs on the plastic boxes when ordering food and beverage takeaways, so that you know what to expect.

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