Where are disposable chopsticks made in China?

Disposable chopsticks in China are mainly produced in Zhejiang and Wuhan. Most supermarket chains sell products that meet the relevant regulations. A few wholesalers sell products with unknown production dates, and more than 60% of products sold by roadside stalls have no production dates.

The reporter visited Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Zhong Bai Warehouse and other large supermarket chains in Wuhan, and found that the specifications of disposable chopsticks sold in these supermarkets are all 50 pairs and 30 pieces from Shuang Yi, and most of them are produced in Zhejiang, Wuhan and other places, and all of them are printed with ink at the packaging mouth or bottom with a clear production date.

In the Wang Jiaxiang area of Hankou and the commodity wholesale market of Jiji Power Mall, the reporter visited nearly 20 wholesale stores, of which 6 were selling products, and the date of production could not be seen clearly by the naked eye on the packaging. In a shop on the first floor of Jiji Power Mall.

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China produces about 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks every year, which is equivalent to cutting down 20 million trees that have been growing for 20 years. Chopsticks, as disposable tableware, have caused great pollution to the environment and wasted resources. Recently, after the production ban of 14 years, disposable foamed plastic tableware known as "white pollution" may resurface.

The reporter visited a number of roadside shops in Zhongbei Road in Wuchang, Houhu Lake in Hankou, Dunkou and other places, and found that the price of 30 disposable chopsticks from Shuang Yi ranged from 2.5 yuan to 4 yuan, and the price of 50 Shuang Yi bags ranged from 5 yuan to 10 yuan. More than 60% of the goods sold in shops have no production date.

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