70% of these chopsticks are rice husk! Heat resistant natural antibacterial rice husk chopsticks, a pair of one yuan instead of disposable chopsticks

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Taiwanese eat out in a high proportion and consume a staggering amount of disposable tableware each year. Among them, the disposable chopsticks are not only related to deforestation, but the chemicals added above are also easy to be eaten by the public with mouth contact. In this regard, Xie Wentang developed "rice husk chopsticks" to replace disposable chopsticks. Chopsticks made of rice husks have a slight fragrance of rice, have a smooth surface, do not sting in the hand, and can be used again after cleaning.

Xie Wentang used rice husk to turn waste into treasure. at the same time, he also reduced the burden on the earth with one stroke, changing the originally useless rice husk into a new outfit, from farmland waste to innovative tableware on the dining table.

70% of the rice husk chopsticks are made of rice husks with a faint fragrance of rice, and can be washed and reused. (photo / Lin Xiejun)

Chopsticks with rice flavor have good heat resistance and natural antibacterial ingredients.

Rice husk chopsticks have a light rice fragrance. Coffee with rice husks is primary color and is no longer dyed. It is composed of rice husk powder, and it does not have the problem of fiber sticking in the use of disposable chopsticks. And good heat resistance, can withstand 115Mel 120 degrees Celsius, but also can be used and cleaned repeatedly.

Hsieh Wen-tang says that most of the disposable chopsticks used by Taiwan people come from China and Vietnam, because the cost of cutting forests in Taiwan to make disposable chopsticks is too high. However, imported disposable chopsticks are in order to prevent chopsticks from yellowing, blackening or mildew. Sulfur dioxide and sulfite are added, and these chemicals are easily eaten through mouth contact. However, the rice husk itself has ferulic acid (ferulic acid) ingredient, which is a natural antibacterial formula and has bacteriostatic function, so there is no need to add chemicals to prevent deterioration of rice husk chopsticks.

The "rice husk chopsticks" made of rice husks will absorb water and become soft after long use, so they have a certain service life and need to be replaced about 40 times. However, "bran Zhibao" has also introduced "rice husk chopsticks" with higher hardness, which can meet the needs of domestic use. withstand higher washing and use times.

Hsieh Wen-tang says that it is important to bring your own environmentally friendly chopsticks, but the introduction of "rice husk chopsticks" is intended to replace the use of disposable chopsticks. "what if many people who eat out forget to bring tableware?" They have to use the disposable chopsticks on the table because they have no other choice. " Therefore, I want to develop a more environmentally friendly and harmless disposable tableware, but "rice husk chopsticks" can still be reused. "many consumers will take them with them as environmentally friendly chopsticks."

To promote environmental awareness at parity, a pair costs only one yuan

In terms of price setting, Xie Wentang also has a set of unique ideas, not high prices, not aimed at top customers, "as long as the price is high, the quantity is small, so that less waste can be consumed." In order to solve the problems caused by disposable chopsticks, we hope that "rice husk chopsticks" can enable more people to practice the concept of environmental protection at an approachable price. Judging from the wholesale price, a pair of disposable wood and bamboo chopsticks on the market costs about NT $0.3, while the unit price of "rice husk chopsticks" is about NT $1, and there is another discount for large quantities of purchases. "only by making it affordable can we really replace disposable tableware."

In the face of the rising awareness of environmental protection in society, "rice husk chopsticks" has gradually gained popularity since it was launched in 1973. Operators such as Taichung Qinyi Business District, Taoyuan Xingren Night Market, China Airlines, Liufu Village, and many bento shops have bought it from him. Rice husk chopsticks are also exported to five overseas countries and now have an annual output of nearly 10 million pairs.

However, Xie Wentang said that at present, the rice husk consumed by the production of "rice husk chopsticks" accounts for only 1% of the total, and frankly that there is still a lot of room for effort, and that more rice husk products will continue to be launched in the future. He smiled and put forward the idea of "rice husk straw". And that if the development of rice husk farm tools, such as buckets, flowerpots, etc., can help solve a larger amount of agricultural waste.

Scholars suggest that the industry should use more natural materials to urge the government to establish a complete recycling mechanism.

Huang Zhenwen, vice president of ZTE University, said that he attaches great importance to the source of raw materials in the disposal of agricultural waste, so he hopes that the rice husks made into tableware are rice husks from organic rice fields, which can double ensure the safety of tableware and encourage the production of organic rice fields. As for products that boast biological materials, Huang Zhenwen suggests looking for other natural polymer materials to minimize the use of plastics.

In addition, he also said that laws and regulations often fail to catch up with the emergence of new products, and that the government should immediately amend the law and establish a complete recovery mechanism for domestic bio-materials, so that these bio-materials can be continuously promoted and utilized.

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