On May 1, disposable foamed plastic tableware, which has been banned for 14 years since 1999, regained the legal status of production and use. However, how is it produced? A media reporter in-depth China's largest foamed tableware production in Guangdong Dongguan unannounced visit, investigation found that foamed tableware raw materials are industrial waste! National Environmental Protection Products Quality supervision and Inspection Center researchers have been on the market of disposable foam tableware testing, found that contains industrial calcium carbonate residue, heavy metals, paraffin, benzene, etc. exceed the national standards, the highest exceeded tens of times or even a hundred times.

Foaming tableware with problems to return to the market

After the lifting of the ban on foaming tableware, its production process was actually to industrial waste as raw materials. In this regard, netizens have said that this illegal mode of production must be banned, and the raw materials of foaming tableware must be unsupervised for a long time.

A Sina netizen exclaimed that the use of foaming tableware raw materials has been unsupervised for a long time, which is simply unimaginable. The original foam tableware is with such a serious problem to return to the market, this how to let consumers rest assured consumption, and how to let the majority of people rely on the decision of the relevant departments?

netizen "elf" said that industrial waste used in the production of foamed tableware, this gray industry chain must be banned.

Netizens "My site" said, so it seems that although foamed tableware was banned for many years after "regain freedom", but from its use of industrial waste production point of view, the road to return to foamed tableware is not smooth, and the obstacles are caused by the industry for many years, the governance of foamed tableware has a long way to go.

Supervision of relevant departments should keep up with

Netizens believe that after the lifting of the ban on foaming tableware, the supervision of relevant regulatory departments should also keep up.

In this regard, the netizen "clearly" said that the illegal use of industrial waste in the production of enterprises is definitely caused by poor supervision. Lifting the ban is not equal to laissez-faire, we must support the regulatory measures and management for foaming tableware, such as strict product standards and industry access, improve the recycling chain, strengthen the supervision system.

blogger "I am the wind" said that the use of industrial waste to produce foamed lunch boxes may only be the tip of the iceberg of regulatory loopholes in foamed tableware. After lifting the ban on foamed tableware, all the relevant departments have to do is strictly prohibit the use of recycled materials. It remains to be seen whether the regulatory authorities' supervisory duties can be put in place.

Foaming tableware to develop production standards

Netizens believe that it is necessary to develop relevant production standards to ensure that the production process of tableware is harmless.

blogger "to tell the truth is difficult ah" said, lifting the ban on disposable foam tableware, must explain to the whole society, disposable foam tableware is not really non-toxic and tasteless, is not really health and safety. In addition, as soon as possible to develop a "disposable foam lunch box of the national standard." This is the basis for the production of environmentally friendly and qualified tableware. There is no product standard, no testing basis, why do consumers believe these manufacturers, why do they believe that environmentally friendly lunch boxes are harmless?

In addition, netizens also pointed out that improving the recycling system is also a topic that must be focused on.

Netizens "I am the light" said that for the recycling of foaming tableware, relevant measures must be introduced, and it is impossible to realize the purpose of harmless recycling by enterprises consciously. In view of the small scale of most of the disposable foam tableware manufacturers, the supervision of its easy to form a "guerrilla war", the difficulty can be imagined.

blogger "to tell the truth is difficult" also stressed that recycling is a huge social project. The establishment of recycling network, recycling system, recycling personnel, and relevant reward and punishment system is directly related to the success of the policy of "lifting the ban" on disposable foam lunch boxes. If this last line of defense is not held, the harm to the lives of the people and the society can be imagined.

(Reporter Yu Lu collates)

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