The restaurants should give out bamboo utensils. Bamboo is much more sustainable and there's plenty of it in China!

@flamingflesh5976

18 күн бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking!

@SleepyFei666

17 күн бұрын

deforestation: hello there- jk

@bobbiusshadow6985

17 күн бұрын

Actually, there's already a deforestation problem just with the single-use chopsticks alone (they're made of bamboo). Where I'm from, they want to ban every single-use thing related to consumption. Like plastic bags, already banned. Plastic straws and ustensils, banned too. Bamboo chopsticks, soon to be banned.. etc etc .. *The real source of the problem is the single-usage

Eco-friendly but definitely not that user-friendly.

@Random.ChanneI

18 күн бұрын

Go cry about it. It’s worth it for our planet and improve overtime for sure.

Dumbest idea ever. How about everyone carry metal cutlery and each place provide a sink for washing?

@bobbiusshadow6985

17 күн бұрын

Where I work, most people already do that. I even see people bringing metal straws. Most just bring those ustensils back home to wash. *I mean most don't waste time at work or elsewhere to wash their ustensils

@johnc3351

17 күн бұрын

because everyone works at a place with a sink and loves to carry forks and knives in their pockets 🙄. Dumbest idea ever.

@anzac08

16 күн бұрын

I guess you carry them in your pocket... right-!! Dumbest idea ever.

Drinking straws definitely cannot be paper-based. One alternative is bamboo-based straws. They hold up way better than the paper ones.

Are straws really necessary? Isn't it possible to drink without them?

At this point I’m kinda OK eating with my bare hands

@taiwanstillisntacountry

18 күн бұрын

Sure you do, little-D-boi's always use their hands

@sugarzblossom8168

18 күн бұрын

You haven't before?

@bobbiusshadow6985

17 күн бұрын

Bring your own ustensils if you don't like those single-use replacements.

Paper straws are awful.

This is overdue

@daisea2859

18 күн бұрын

Yeah New Zealand has had the ban since last year July 😂

Paper straw is the lowest humanity can achieve

@jasonyau326

18 күн бұрын

Canada has had ban on plastic utensils and straws for years now, it will take time to get the kinks worked out especially with paper straws but they will improve as we use them for bubble tea too now as well

@ultimatesourcream

18 күн бұрын

Why restaurants don't use paper cups with plastic straws has always perplexed me. This way the straw doesn't get all soggy and disgusting and you save more plastic too.

@ordinarryalien

18 күн бұрын

Even we agree.

@CattleFarmer667

18 күн бұрын

Drink direct from cup. No need straw

@jasonyau326

18 күн бұрын

@@CattleFarmer667 The very young and very old still need straws to drink as they do not have yet developed or have lost the ability to swallow, that is why we have straws to begin with

I bring my own utensils.

@yesteryearr

18 күн бұрын

See if we made THAT the norm, we could reduce garbage by A LOT. People would have growing pains about it for many years but I'm sure they'd finally get used to it

See, kids, that's why people still prefer to stick with disposable plastic products. Coz the alternatives are just sooo inconvenient: paper straw that turns limp, bamboo spoon that's too shallow... you name it! Same thing happening here in the Philippines.

@AngelSGG

18 күн бұрын

Yeah, but they probihited it for being bad to the enviroment, not to be more convenient to the public

@mudshovel289

16 күн бұрын

@@DistroXFCE😂

use chopsticks, its bamboo....

@FloridaMan69.

18 күн бұрын

use your fingers

@williamlai29

18 күн бұрын

@@FloridaMan69. that too lol

@taiwanstillisntacountry

18 күн бұрын

Use hands, that is civilized?

@williamlai29

18 күн бұрын

@@taiwanstillisntacountry Oh yes, did you NOT know they are still many people out there who eat with their hands(They wash it first , of course)? It is part of their culture, perhaps you stay in your room too long, COME OUT!

@brad5426

16 күн бұрын

​@@taiwanstillisntacountry nope

Have people carry camping dish/utensil sets that are stackable and sealable. Include chopsticks, straw, fork, knife, soupspoon, deep plate and cover, and sealed cup.

I have used wood utensils and I m not the only one who gets wood aftertaste after use

Just bring your own utensils. Everybody has them at home. I've been doing this for years.

This was a very lazy implementation by the government. They had so many years to come up with a solution for alternatives to plastic, instead they set a decree and everyone else has to scramble to find an alternative which ranges from dangerous glues in paper straws to utensils giving way while eating.

It is very easy just get extra paper straw.

Still see plastic lids for the Fairwood beverages

Lol, the spoon cutting side of his lips. Get real. People should take their own cutlery to work?

If you have to bring your own utensils, just bring your own food

Can confirm, living without single use plastics has turned my country into a dystopia - Yours sincerely, some random Australian.

4:18 Dollar Store faux stainless steel utensils Bruv

I don’t think the issue is single use plastic It’s really single use anything. Even wood chopsticks single use creates tons of waste. If the culture was to carry a small pack with reusable fork spoon straw - what a change that would make.

I was born in the end of the 50s. I remember now, at my much younger age, the paper straw became soft and flimsy at the end of drinking a bottle of soda. So people nowadays have to adapt to the paper utensils or simply not using a straw at all where you can help it. Why not changing the habit by carrying a set of reusable cutleries for take out food outside the home. This could reduce a lot of waste. I imagine the set would not be heavier than a cell phone. This may not be convenient to everyone. If say 50% of the population is willing to change, the impact would be significant, wouldn’t it?

Sustainably sourced materials?

@AnKebiseManda

9 күн бұрын

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I think this sort of product will improve as we iterate upon it.

Bruh straws are so useless, might as well just ban them altogether. U can just keep some for customers with certain disabilities

cool this has been around for so long

People living in cage homes but let's just focus on "green" cutlery first.

Bravo Hong Kong ! But consider bringing your own cuttlery - even more sustainable and probably more useful.

For boba, could just remove lid and drink/eat them :) … the other utensils are unreliable, might as well bring your own favorite utensils and just wash at sink (if available) or clean with wet napkin.

I still wonder why eatable cuttlery: spokes etc are not mandatory. I have 2 sets of alu straws/ cutlery/chops ticks to take with me and let my partner/ friend use. My house guests pick an alu straw and attach an adorable reusable washable tacky ribbon of their choice to their drinks and plates. We take pics and it is a great memory maker!

or you can wash your plastic utensils

I don't understand. Countries make serious efforts to cut down on garbage and plastic, and all anyone can do is over analyze and criticize. When I hear people complain about paper straws, all I can think about is they would rather not have a minor inconvenience than make serious efforts to fix the damage we've done to this world. I understand the scope of it seems too big, but come on now...

@user-hc3kk7qv7o

18 күн бұрын

Selfishness is basically in every HKer's DNA lol

@zeyuzhou4125

18 күн бұрын

Bro, no matter what you do, the world will end one day. Earth has its own life span. Think bigger picture here. Whatever plastic straw or paper straw, doesn’t matter. 🤯🤯

@zeyuzhou4125

18 күн бұрын

And you can’t fix the damage by just replace some plastic straw. The only effective way to fix what we have done to this world is by……… do you want me to say that😅 The vanish of human🤯🤯🤯

@zeyuzhou4125

18 күн бұрын

@@DistroXFCE Just making some joke here. Replacing plastic is definitely better than not. But you still can’t prove me wrong to what I said above.

@yesteryearr

17 күн бұрын

@@zeyuzhou4125 Okay, Mr nihilist. Sure, it's all gonna end someday, probably after you and I are gone. But a lot of the effects we are causing on this Earth will be seen by the next coming generations. There are Oceans, and some parts of countries covered in garbage. And this effort that Hong Kong has implemented is NOT small. Can you imagine how much garbage is produced by THE WORLD'S MOST DENSE CITY? That's a crazy amount of garbage that will end up in the ocean, or in landfills that will never biodegrade. Now what if we took every plate, fork, straw, knife, even bags, and made them ALL biodegradable (not JUST straws). That's a serious amount of garbage that is able to go back into the earth rather than stay in the sea forever. There are those who recognize that we are speeding up the process of destroying our planet, disrespectfully turning it into a massive garbage can... When we could be helping it continue to be a beautiful place to live in.

We already have similar laws here in Canada and the results have been counterproductive - my friends and I now use more temporary utensils and straws than we ever have before just because the quality is so poor and they break more often than their plastic counterparts ever did.

The stainless steel alternative doesn’t quite make sense… I dno

that's a massive plastic bag at 0:50? rofl.

There's also something called cornstarch cutlery, they should use that too

@unknown_8588

17 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t that dissolve even worse than paper

😅I remember using paper straws as a child. Seems straws haven't improved as they still collapse quickly making sipping impossible

lol paper straw, plastic food cover, hilarious.

We've had all that junk utensils in Europe for years. I'd get rid of them today.

I’ll bring my own plastic utensils and plastic gloves for kfc

There is no mention in the video or comments about allergies & these alternatives and disabled people. Paper straws can use wheat paste which would make me incredibly sick since i have celiac disease. Disabled people or elderly cannot use these. Also what if you travel there? I guess buy utensils when you get there?

@jimwoo9552

15 күн бұрын

BYO utensils...lol

Plastic is not the problem . The problem is that people throw away the plastic at the wrong place after used .

Thanks

This is rather a moronic exercise in minimizing waste the only alternative to it is to have your own cups for the coffee or boba tea and your own straws my 20 ounce tumbler comes with a small opening for a metal straw. I'm still surprised that so little effort is made to minimize plastic waste. And even in the face of a tipping point I terms of how much plastic has been accumulated in the environment these jong kongers are much preoccupied with the quality of the straw or the looks of the lid.

Just being critical of everything basically.

ridiculous

Great job Hong Kong !

Taiwan should take note of this video

Bring your own container and utensils, small compromise for. A greener world. Stop moaning period

It’s my birthday today SCMP!

You dont know basic physics? You cover the straw hole with your thumb to poke it throw the plastic cover.

Little-D-boi's are laughing. They use their left hand to eat food.

Personally, I don't know how much switching to paper from plastic will help environmentally. I guess we will have to wait ten or so years or more to see from studies. Having said that, I have zero problems bringing my own utensils to fast food restaurants. I may end up losing a few, but that's not an issue for me. Instead of issuing paper utensils and strews, how about just charging for multiple-use utensils? Just don't give out any paper ones, and charge customers (if requested) for utensils that they can take home, wash and bring back?

@jimwoo9552

15 күн бұрын

The pales in comparison the food packaging, which is 90% plastic. How about getting the manufacturers to change away from plastic containers, plastic bottles, plaster trays, plastic wrap, etc.

Cara terbaik adalah membawa alat makan sendiri seperti sendok,garpu,sedotan baja tahan karat,saya biasa membeli kopi tanpa sedotan dengan cara membuka tutup gelas lalu diminum dengan cara diseruput ,mungkin hanya saya orang di dunia yang membeli kopi pakai gelas terbuat dari kertas/plastik membuka tutup kemasannya lalu meminumnya dengan cara diseruput😂

As a Mainland Chinese I hear the word 'banned' everyday. 😥😥😥

@ToiChutGongWu

17 күн бұрын

Hello "Fu", "Wu" here.

@wynn3077

17 күн бұрын

@@ToiChutGongWuHello 50cent bot

Quite pointless video. In organisations that take sustainability seriously, most users keep their own chopsticks, fork, spoon and metal straw in the office. We do not even take the disposable ones from the vendors.

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Say gwai lo

After an hour? A little more realistic please And was that from McCornal's? America wants a cup of corn!

I live in China. Everything is miserable here, but no one dares to complain. We Chinese hope that the Hong Kongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs won't live hopeless like us any longer. Seriously, if there is next life, I wish to be born in any other country, except China.

For me it is ok, u have to adopt to time. Gen Z it is time to save ur mother earth. Say to no plastics 🙅‍♂️ Love from 🇮🇳india

She is just hopeless, I got no problem with it.

Eco-friendly is way better than traditional ones.

Big thanks to 3vil China 🇨🇳 which has been responsible for one-fifth of the world's single-use plastic waste, and it has been named the biggest generator of plastic waste, with production exceeding consumption by 5 million metric tons.

@i-am-art

18 күн бұрын

don't want to thank its consumers around the world as well?

@lmcb8447

18 күн бұрын

Consumers do play a big part too and it's not like China is the one with huge single-use plastic either, USA also has a big role in it too. Both(along many other countries)are guilty of it yet you seem ""conveniently "" like condemning only one country.

@Alejandra-cv7rj

18 күн бұрын

I find this move very strange since it comes from china

@fajarkurniawan9434

18 күн бұрын

Hai Last Chang

Wherever the Chinese 🇨🇳 regime goes, that place becomes *hopeless.* Whether it's Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Zambia, Kenya, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, or Pakistan.

@creal9780

18 күн бұрын

Wherever you comment, the comment section becomes hopeless

@lmchoy7604

18 күн бұрын

Can i be the last last chang?

@ToiChutGongWu

17 күн бұрын

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@ToiChutGongWu

17 күн бұрын

@@lmchoy7604 You can be the last “Last, last, verylast, nextlast" Chang.

These comments are so awful and the epitome of first world problems 😂😂 Here in Aus we’ve been using bamboo/paper utensils for over 2 years and NOBODY but NOBODY complains

Don't go to Hong Kong their are many beautiful places you go

@fajarkurniawan9434

18 күн бұрын

Yes, go to Dharavi

@fentonstrauss7304

18 күн бұрын

stay away and never born in china

YALL PEOPLE REALLY OUT HERE WASTING TIME ON ADVERTISING ECO-FRIENDLY STRAWS SO SLOW AND A DULLARD 😂😂😂😂