China is a major takeaway country, generating over 20 million takeaways almost every day, and with 17 billion orders generated in 2020 alone, it is no exaggeration to say that takeaway has become a mode of dining that contemporary residents are very used to and happy to use.
But while the development of takeaways has brought convenience to the public, it has also given rise to a range of environmental problems, a representative one being white pollution. According to statistics, on average, each takeaway order requires the use of three to four meal boxes, 70% of which are made of plastic, in addition to the majority of the bags used to pack the boxes are also made of plastic.
According to a study by a team of researchers from Tsinghua University's School of Environment, in 2020 alone, the weight of plastic waste in the country's takeaway waste will reach about 1.6 million tonnes, and it will cost about 2.45 billion yuan to dispose of this waste in a harmless manner.
Maybe so people still do not have an idea, so let's put it another way, suppose we will be the daily takeaway use of plastic bags flat, then only 3 days to cover a West Lake, if we will be the daily generation of takeaway boxes stacked up, then a day will be able to stack up to 770 Everest.
