Nowadays, our country advocates environmental protection, and some take-out merchants also began to use degradable meal boxes instead of disposable products to reduce environmental pollution. So what is the degradable meal box? And what ingredients are the degradable products made of?

The degradable meal box refers that its biochemical reactions can occur under the conditions with natural microorganisms, cause changes in its structure, and finally become carbon dioxide and water. This whole process of decomposing hazardous substances does not need human participants, which is a long-time process. Not only does the degradable meal box should meet the requirements of General Technical Requirements for Disposable Biodegradable Catering Utensils, but it also needs to have the value of recyclable and reusable, or convenient for landfilling and high temperature composting.

There are two kinds of degradable meal boxes. The first one is made of natural material, such as bagasse, bamboo, etc.; the other one is mainly made of plastic, and adds some starch, photosensitizer and so on. As a professional sustainable packaging solution provider, YUTOECO always focuses on producing environmentally friendly packaging products. Our packaging is totally made of natural materials.

Actually, the actions of "plastic reduction" have been started between some leading food and beverage companies. Some chain businesses, such as McDonald's and Starbucks, begun to change the traditional packaging products to eco-packaging products to carry forward environmental protection, covering using paper bags, reducing plastic straw, etc. Meanwhile, with the rapid development of the take-out business in the food industry, some take-out platforms also launched their "plastic reduction" actions.

The comprehensive plastic reduction has become more and more popular. According to The Opinion of Further Strengthen the Dealing of Plastic Pollution launched by the China Development and Reform Commission, the nationwide food and beverage industries are forbidden to use non-degradable single-use plastic straws, and the scenic area or cities' restaurants cannot use non-degradable disposable plastic tableware.

Nowadays, more and more companies have begun to respond to environmental calls, such as using biodegradable cups, compostable bowls, eco-friendly plates, etc. However, there are still some problems that limit the spread of eco-friendly packaging products. For example, compared with traditional plastic packaging, sustainable packaging has higher costs due to the lack of raw materials. But as human awareness of environmental protection continues to improve, sustainable packaging must become more and more popular.