Talking about the lifting of disposable foaming tableware

Disposable plastic tableware, considered to be the culprit of white pollution on railways, has been re-admitted to the market 14 years after it was banned from production. A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission made a partial adjustment to the “Guiding Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (201), one of which was to remove disposable foam plastic tableware (abbreviated as foam tableware) from the list of eliminated products.

Disposable plastic foam tableware refers to the use of polystyrene resin as a raw material, in the extruder after high temperature heating and melting, adding foaming agent (butane), etc. for extrusion pull sheet, after the sheet is coiled in the ventilation After placing health in a humid environment and then performing secondary heating and plastic molding, various tableware such as fast food boxes, soup bowls, instant noodles bowls, and fresh trays are made.

Foaming tableware pollutes the environment and endangers human health. There was considerable social consensus more than a decade ago. However, the National Development and Reform Commission has suddenly lifted the ban on it, which is surprising. The official explanation is that disposable foam plastic utensils themselves and It is not the culprit that caused white pollution. Strengthening recycling management and reuse is fundamental to eliminating white pollution. China's recycling technology for disposable foam plastic tableware is also continuously improving.

If so, have these dishes been scientifically tested by authoritative departments? If there is an authoritative report, the NDRC should disclose it to the public to dispel the public's concerns about foamed tableware, and now it gives people the impression that there is taste, the heat will be deformed, and the oil will ooze out easily. Is something really safe? In addition, before the official ban was lifted, did the department do a good job with its product standards and quality and safety market access requirements? Is the recycling mechanism established? Once the disposable foam tableware is lifted, it should not be "naked".

As a matter of public interest, for foaming tableware, if it is necessary to lift the ban, public opinion should be fully expressed to allow different stakeholders to play a full game. It is not that a few ministries are behind closed doors, and eventually let the whole people pay for interest groups. .