# Alternatives
Plastic ban policy, a variety of environmental materials of tableware, uneven quality. There are even companies that pretend to be environmentally friendly but still sell tableware with non-degradable materials, cheating consumers.
We think that sugarcane pulp, straw pulp will become a perfect substitute for plastic.
Product comparison is as follows:
Product comparison
Biodegradable paper pulp molded Tableware
Fully degradable packaging consumables, from nature and return to nature
Materials: sugarcane pulp, straw, PLA, PBAT and other materials
Market positioning: The perfect substitute for plastic under the plastic ban policy
Use effect: It has the characteristics of buffering and anti-pressure, shockproof and so on. Product Features: It will not produce any waste residue and pollution, and it is an environmental protection container from nature.
# Comparison of raw materials
Compared with straw pulp from a wide range of sources, such as waste pulp or renewable wheat, reed, straw, bamboo, sugarcane, palm and other straw fibers, sugarcane pulp is a natural and highly concentrated fiber raw material, and the product can be completely degraded in the natural state within 90 days, and can also be composted by households and industries. After degradation, the main components are water and carbon dioxide. The important thing is that there will be no waste residue and pollution. On the contrary, non-degradable plastic tableware will produce a lot of harmful substances, pollute the environment and damage human health.
Biodegradable plastic products
Natural degradation conditions are harsh products
Materials: PLA, PBAT, PHA, etc
Market positioning: To replace non-biological plastics to some extent, but the raw materials are expensive at present.
Use effect: Good biocompatibility and bioabsorbability, good heat resistance
Product features: Degradation conditions are harsh, most products can not be completely degraded.
# Non-degradable products
Products that do not degrade naturally
The restrictions on the use of plastic products are required in the order
Materials: PP, PE, PET and other materials
Market positioning: Used for traditional plastic products such as rice cooker handles, pipes, cable cladding, etc., is not suitable for tableware field.
Use effect: Good heat and cold resistance and material ductility.
Product features: non-biodegradable, degradation process is extremely slow and requires harsh environmental conditions. Incineration can pollute the environment and endanger human health, which is the reason for the implementation of the national plastic ban.
# Future Trends
First of all, non-degradable plastic tableware is banned by the state and needs to be cracked down on. New materials such as PLA have also become popular recently, but many manufacturers have reported higher costs.
Sugarcane pulp straw pulp, not only from the raw material price, compared with PLA, PBAT such new environmental materials, but also with the production and market scale production, the price will be lower and lower. In the future, sugarcane pulp will be one of the main materials to replace plastic.
Post time: Feb-16-2023