According to relevant information, from September 5th, McDonald's in Shenzhen will no longer provide free forks, spoons and other tableware. According to the staff of McDonald's in Shenzhen, McDonald's made this decision in response to the Regulations on the Management of Domestic Waste Classification in Shenzhen, because in the first paragraph of Article 41 of the Regulations, catering service and catering distribution service providers are not allowed to provide disposable chopsticks, forks, spoons and other tableware to consumers free of charge. Some netizens expressed support for such measures of McDonald's, believing that it can reduce garbage and be beneficial to environmental protection. However, some netizens think that McDonald's can provide non-disposable tableware. Can this measure of McDonald's reduce the use of disposable tableware? I don't think so.

first, there are not many meals that need tableware in McDonald's set meal, so most customers don't use tableware.

? According to McDonald's staff, only a small part of the meals provided by McDonald's need tableware, so this measure has no effect on most customers. According to this statement, even if all customers don't use tableware, they won't reduce the use of disposable tableware too much.

second, if customers order meals that need tableware at McDonald's, they must use tableware, regardless of whether there is a charge.

when people eat things that need tableware, they must use tableware, which has nothing to do with whether they charge or not, because it is impossible for people to replace tableware with their hands. From this point of view, charging can not reduce the use of disposable tableware.

third, the best way to reduce the use of disposable tableware is to refuse to provide disposable tableware, and you can provide non-disposable tableware for free.

to sum up, the best way to reduce the use of disposable tableware is not to charge, but to refuse to provide such tableware.

Please leave a message in the comments section about whether the extra charge for disposable tableware by McDonald's in Shenzhen will reduce the disposable use.