The catering industry can charge users for tableware, especially in today's environment where environmental protection is strongly advocated. Many restaurants have made regulations on disposable tableware, and will charge corresponding fees, such as disposable chopsticks and disposable lunch boxes. This is not only the problem of catering enterprises themselves, but also the corresponding basis can be found behind it. That is to say, this is a matter that can be followed by laws. For example, the hot topic now is that McDonald's charges 1.5 yuan tableware fees.

The statement issued by McDonald's requires ordering users to pay for disposable tableware in 1.5 yuan. Many netizens said that they didn't buy it, because dining itself should be served with tableware. Why should this service be charged instead? Merchants have also given a clear explanation for this, because there are relevant regulations in some areas, which are clearly written in black and white. Catering enterprises are not allowed to provide disposable tableware to consumers free of charge, such as disposable chopsticks lunch boxes, so under this regulation, the behavior of charging fees is reasonable and legal in itself, and if it violates the regulations, it will be punished accordingly.

The legal basis for catering to charge customers for disposable tableware is Article 46, paragraph 1, of Shenzhen Municipal Regulations on the Classification and Management of Domestic Waste:

Catering service and catering delivery service providers should remind consumers to consume reasonably and order food in moderation, and may not provide disposable chopsticks, forks, spoons and other tableware to consumers free of charge. Encourage the use of tableware that can be cleaned, disinfected and reused in catering distribution services, and provide recycling services.

support the reduction of domestic garbage such as discarded packaging materials and food residues generated by take-out.

for large-scale mass activities and centralized dining, recyclable tableware is encouraged.

It can be seen that it is reasonable and legal for catering to charge customers for disposable tableware, so there is no dispute here. The ultimate goal is to improve the environment and reduce the use of white garbage.