THE USE OF BIODEGRADABLE UTENSILS IN RESTAURANTS

Abstract

The article considers the types of biodegradable utensils that can be used in restaurants. It is analyzed that such utensils hold their shape well when packing hot dishes in it. Can be used to store liquid dishes and sauces for 24 hours without getting wet and softening. Biodegradable utensils are an ideal solution for catering, and are also suitable for heating in microwave ovens of various capacities. It has been established that organic utensils can be easily disposed of together with other food residues, which will greatly facilitate the work of the restaurant by reducing waste and allow you to completely abandon the sorting of plastic. It is investigated that biodegradable utensils made of various natural raw materials are presented on the modern market: sugar cane cake, corn starch and coffee waste. It was found that the company INFERRA PACK was one of the first who began to manufacture environmentally friendly disposable tableware from bio-materials. Thanks to innovative pulp recycling technology, kraft tableware contains 30% more recycled raw materials than ordinary paper tableware. The uniqueness of this ecological product is that the term of its full utilization in soil is about 180 days. Kraft organic glasses are easily disposed of with natural biocomponents - which means that the use of such disposable utensils does not leave garbage and does not harm the environment. It was found that the advantage of using environmentally friendly disposable packaging made of bioplastics is the possibility of composting. Under certain conditions, PLA can completely decompose to water and carbon in 3 months. Decomposition requires temperatures of at least +55 - +70 ° C and humidity, which can only be provided by commercial composting plants. In addition, the production of biopolymer emits much less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Switching from conventional plastics to bioplastics would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25%. The use of PLA plastics will reduce dependence on petroleum-based plastics, which in turn will reduce demand for them.