In recent years, with the accelerated pace of people's life, disposable articles for daily use are increasingly favored by people, and disposable articles such as disposable beverage cups, disposable underwear and disposable cameras almost "surround" people's lives. Recently, some media reported that there are thousands of deadly "poisonous monkeys" hidden in disposable chopsticks, which have serious health risks. Disposable chopsticks have once again been pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
Fact: Disposable chopsticks hide thousands of deadly poisonous monkeys.
On July 15, a report entitled "One-time chopsticks hide ten million deadly poisonous monkeys, hiding three dangers" attracted widespread media attention, and news websites reprinted the news one after another. It is understood that the media has reported disposable chopsticks from too many angles before. This time, the media is concerned about the harm of chemicals used in the production of disposable chopsticks to human body.
According to the report, the raw materials used in regular disposable chopsticks are all good wood and do not need special processing. However, in order to reduce costs, many small workshops use inferior wood, which is also loved by some small restaurants and snack bar operators because of its low price.
It is understood that there are two ways to make disposable chopsticks: the solid production method is sulfur fumigation and bleaching, and the sulfur dioxide of chopsticks bleached with sulfur gas will seriously exceed the standard. When people eat with these chopsticks, sulfur dioxide will easily lead to respiratory diseases such as cough and asthma with the flow of air. In addition, sulfur contains heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, which will cause lead poisoning or mercury poisoning if accumulated in human body for a long time. The method of liquid processing disposable chopsticks is to bleach with chlorine or hydrogen peroxide, especially chlorine, which is easy to cause gallstones.
In order to remove burrs, some manufacturers even put chopsticks in talcum powder to process chopsticks by friction, and talcum powder is also a substance that can easily lead to gallstones in human body. These substances remain in chopsticks. It looks like countless monkeys when magnified, so some people call it "monkey poison".
Survey: We are surrounded by "disposable items"
The reporter visited catering enterprises and snack bars in Hangzhou yesterday. Investigation shows that most star-rated hotels in Hang Cheng use sterilized and reusable bamboo chopsticks, while disposable chopsticks are mainly used in some small restaurants or take-away shops. "Disposable chopsticks have become the standard for many guests to measure hygiene. They think disposable chopsticks are hygienic. " The owner of a noodle restaurant on Shuguang Road told reporters this way.
In fact, many restaurant owners are willing to reuse chopsticks because the operating costs will be reduced. Why do people still use disposable chopsticks? The survey found that most businesses are trying to save trouble. Boss Sun of a fast food restaurant on Yan 'an Road expressed his helplessness: "Many people order takeout, and it is obviously impossible to use reusable chopsticks."
He calculated an account for the reporter: there are about 800 guests in the restaurant every day, and it costs 800 pairs of chopsticks every day. According to the calculation of 4 cents per pair of chopsticks, it costs nearly 1000 yuan to spend more chopsticks every month. If you use reusable chopsticks, you only need to pay the corresponding electricity and water bills every month. "Calculate that it is more cost-effective to use reusable chopsticks." He told reporters like this.
In addition to disposable chopsticks, the reporter found that there are disposable slippers, disposable towels, disposable soap and disposable water cups ... In short, our lives are "surrounded" by many disposable products.
Disadvantages: One-time consumption is not in line with national conditions.
"Can't you? Anyway, I think disposable should be more hygienic. The disinfection cabinets in some small hotels are simply furnishings. Who knows that disinfection is not disinfected? " Speaking of the poison of disposable chopsticks, Zhang Chenggong, who is eating, opened his mouth. He can't believe that there is poison in the disposable chopsticks he often uses.
Nowadays, a pair of disposable chopsticks has become a daily choice for many people. This kind of disposable chopsticks, which frequently appeared on people's dining tables, once caused strong controversy. A report in Outlook said that "the theory of destroying resources and environment" and "the theory of promoting exports and employment" are tit for tat. The former thinks that the production and consumption of disposable wooden chopsticks cause large-scale damage to forest resources and should be strictly prohibited; The latter thinks that the production and consumption of disposable wooden chopsticks can effectively use forest resources, and help to increase employment and promote exports. Its convenient and hygienic features also help low-end restaurants that lack disinfection equipment to improve the sanitary conditions of meals.
Who is good and who is bad? Let's look at a set of data. It is understood that at present, China produces an average of 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks every year, exports nearly 30 billion pairs, and consumes about 50 billion pairs at home. In contrast, the forest coverage in China is less than that in Japan 1/4, and Japanese people use disposable chopsticks made in China on their dining tables. In terms of recycling, disposable chopsticks used in China are directly thrown away as garbage, while those used in Japan are recycled for papermaking.