The "Catalogue of Disposable Tableware Not Provided by Beijing Catering Services" has been in effect since May 1, stipulating that restaurants shall not actively provide disposable tableware, including chopsticks, spoons, knives (knives), and forks.
Recently, a reporter from the Beijing News found that most restaurants, convenience stores and takeaway platforms in Beijing can not provide and reduce the use of disposable tableware, but some catering stores still use disposable tableware, and "do not provide non-disposable tableware ".
"Whether tableware" is a must-have option for takeaway platforms
At noon on May 17, a reporter from the Beijing News saw at a convenience store near Shuangjing R & F City in Beijing that both the obvious location of the stall selling the package and the cash register were posted with "This shop does not actively provide disposable chopsticks and spoons. "Fork" informed that no one who purchased a meal requested disposable tableware.
A customer said that after checkout, the staff will provide the corresponding tableware according to the number of packages purchased. "After returning to work on the May 1st vacation, I will no longer provide disposable tableware, so I also put tableware in the company."
A convenient store has notices that "our store does not actively provide disposable chopsticks, spoons, and forks" at the obvious location of the stalls selling the packages and the cash register.
The Beijing News reporter noticed that on hungry food delivery platforms, many merchants also listed "whether or not need tableware" as a "must-have item" for ordering. If you did not check the information about tableware, you could not place an order. If you choose "I want cutlery", the prompt "Choose as many as you want" will also appear.
In the Hema Xiansheng APP, there are also options for tableware, such as choosing "no tableware" to get the "green energy" reward. In addition, in many restaurants' own take-out applets, they also added tips on helping the environment, not actively providing disposable tableware, and the option of "do you need tableware".
Many restaurants and takeaway platforms in Beijing can not provide and reduce the use of disposable tableware.
Non-disposable tableware effectively helps reduce waste in restaurants
On May 16, a reporter from the Beijing News saw at the third branch of Huda Restaurant on Guijie Street that the disposable tableware package that had been placed on the table before the customer had disappeared. After the customer is seated, the waiter will put on the plate and non-disposable chopsticks according to the number of diners, and remind the customer to "be careful of the hot plate".
The person in charge of Hu Da Restaurant told the Beijing News reporter that since the implementation of the "Catalogue of Disposable Tableware that Beijing Food and Beverage Service Cannot Offer Unsolicitedly" on May 1, Hu Da changed the way of setting up tables. "In the past, disposable meal packs including chopsticks, wipes, gloves, etc. were placed in advance. Now we are all customers who come and then take out non-disposable tableware from the high temperature sterilization cabinet for guests to use." "Beware of hot dishes" has become an essential point for recent waiter training.
The Beijing News reporter observed that in the nearly one-hour period at noon, almost no one asked the waiter for disposable tableware. Although the disposable gloves used for peeling shrimp will be placed on the table for customers to draw for free, most people's usage is also "one pair is enough".
A dining customer told the Beijing News reporter that after washing his hands, he washed his hands. "Sometimes the gloves are broken, you can simply peel them off with bare hands, and then you can wash your hands." The tableware is also "warm", so rest assured, "We will not require the use of disposable tableware." It is understood that since not actively providing disposable tableware, Hu Da's currently open dine-in outlets have reduced waste emissions by more than 20%.
Individual restaurant's tableware change action "delayed"
However, a reporter from the Beijing News found that some restaurants have "delayed" their actions of not providing disposable tableware. On May 12, at a sheep scorpion hotpot restaurant located in the west of Shuangjing Bridge, Beijing, after the customer sat down, the waiter would immediately pick up a disposable meal bag according to the corresponding number of people. When the reporter asked if it could be replaced with non-disposable tableware, a waiter said, "I don't have ordinary chopsticks in my house, I can only use this." When the reporter asked again if he knew that Beijing Food and Beverage had implemented the rule of not providing disposable tableware, the waiter said, "My family has always used this."
The Beijing News reporter noticed that in the sterilized cupboard of this restaurant, only non-disposable tableware such as plates, soup spoons, etc. are provided, and there are no chopsticks. All customers who eat are using this restaurant. Disposable meal packs for disposable gloves and wet tissues. On the bill, each one-time meal package shows a fee of 1 yuan.
According to the requirements of the new regulations, from May 1, no matter whether it is a catering operator or a catering delivery service provider, it shall not take the initiative to provide consumers with disposable chopsticks, forks, spoons, and shall set up eye-catching reminder signs. If a violation of the regulations provides a one-time supply to consumers, the city management comprehensive law enforcement department will order it to be corrected immediately and impose a fine of more than 5,000 yuan but less than 10,000 yuan. Anyone who violates the regulations again shall be fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan.