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[ Hot Focus on Chemical Machinery and Equipment Network ] In 2020, China issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Control of Plastic Pollution", requiring the prohibition of the use of all non-degradable disposable plastic straws
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Later, in 2021, the ban was escalated again, requiring all catering companies to ban the use of disposable plastic straws.
This ban is also known as the "most strict ban on plastics"
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Chemical machinery and equipment network hotspots focus on chemical machinery and equipment.
Later, in 2021, the ban was escalated again, requiring all catering companies to ban the use of disposable plastic straws.
This ban is also known as the "most strict ban on plastics"
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Since the ban was promulgated, the catering industry has placed orders for paper straws overnight
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Just as paper straws have entered people's lives in large numbers, complaints about it are endless: many consumers said that "drinking milk tea with paper straws is like chewing on the core of toilet paper", "drinking and drinking paper straws suddenly spread out" "I always feel There is a strange smell", and the cost of paper straws is cheap, and there is no certain standard to define it on the market, which makes the paper straws on the market mixed, and the hygiene and safety cannot be guaranteed accordingly
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Just as paper straws have entered people's lives in large numbers, complaints about it are endless: many consumers said that "drinking milk tea with paper straws is like chewing on the core of toilet paper", "drinking and drinking paper straws suddenly spread out" "I always feel There is a strange smell", and the cost of paper straws is cheap, and there is no certain standard to define it on the market, which makes the paper straws on the market mixed, and the hygiene and safety cannot be guaranteed accordingly
.
Now, more than two years have passed, and paper straws have become less and less common in the catering market.
A degradable straw called PLA occupies the mainstream, and its appearance and hardness are almost the same as plastic straws
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A degradable straw called PLA occupies the mainstream, and its appearance and hardness are almost the same as plastic straws
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PLA straws are also called polylactic acid straws.
It uses starch extracted from plants such as corn, wheat, and cassava as raw materials.
It is a kind of "biodegradable plastic".
Its advantages are waterproof, high strength and degradable
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PLA material can degrade more than 90% in 180 days.
In short, PLA is environmentally friendly and easy to use
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Not only that, PLA straws are suitable for temperatures between -10°C and 70°C, which can satisfy most of the hot and cold drinks on the market.
Compared with paper straws, most consumers prefer this type of straws
.
It uses starch extracted from plants such as corn, wheat, and cassava as raw materials.
It is a kind of "biodegradable plastic".
Its advantages are waterproof, high strength and degradable
.
PLA material can degrade more than 90% in 180 days.
In short, PLA is environmentally friendly and easy to use
.
Not only that, PLA straws are suitable for temperatures between -10°C and 70°C, which can satisfy most of the hot and cold drinks on the market.
Compared with paper straws, most consumers prefer this type of straws
.
Some people in the industry have indicated that the purchase cost of plastic straws is about 5 or 6 cents each, paper straws are about 7 or 8 cents, and straws made of polylactic acid are about 1 to 1 cents per straw.
around
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Although the cost has increased a lot, they will still prefer to take care of the user's experience and replace paper straws with PLA straws
.
around
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Although the cost has increased a lot, they will still prefer to take care of the user's experience and replace paper straws with PLA straws
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In response to the high cost of PLA straws, relevant persons analyzed: In 2020, the domestic production capacity of polylactic acid was only about 60,000 tons, and now the production capacity of polylactic acid has reached 150,000 tons.
With the continuous maturity of technology, The cost of PLA straws is likely to drop, which means that businesses will be more inclined to choose PLA straws, while paper straws may be "abandoned"
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With the continuous maturity of technology, The cost of PLA straws is likely to drop, which means that businesses will be more inclined to choose PLA straws, while paper straws may be "abandoned"
.
All in all, with the maturity of technology and the improvement of cost performance, the application of PLA straws should gradually increase, and it is expected to surpass paper straws and plastic straws and become the new "darling" of the market
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Original title: Will paper straws be "abandoned"? PLA straws may become the new "darling" of the market
