All people in our country use disposable dishes, since it is very necessary, especially in the summer. However, plastic dishes appeared in Russia only recently. Today plastic ware is in every house, although very few people know that the benefits and disadvantages of plastic utensils are very diverse.
Disposable plastic dishes
Plastic dishes relieve each hostess from a lot of troubles and frees her time, she makes life much more convenient and easier. The benefits of dishes are very meaningful. Such dishes are very comfortable and light, strong, compared to glass or porcelain dishes, and the most important plus, this is that it does not need to be washed. First appeared plastic utensils in the US, in the early 20th century. Everything began with ordinary plastic cups, and then spoons, plates, forks, knives began to appear.
The first disposable dishes in our country were ordinary paper cups, but their quality and appearance left much to be desired. In order to drink a glass of coffee or tea, you had to put one glass in another, so as not to get burned.
Safety plastic disposable tableware
Many have recently become interested in the safety of plastic disposable dishes, what is its use and harm. Opinions are completely different, both positive and negative. To date, many kinds of disposable dishes, because it is in great demand. When you buy dishes, you clearly understand what you will use it for. For dining utensils and kitchen are: cups, glasses, canisters, cutlery, water bottles, flasks, containers for sweets, packaging for storing any products, disposable tablecloths, wrappers, napkins.
Disposable dishes were used by everyone, but not all are aware of the features of the dishes. For example, many do not know that not all glasses are suitable for hot drinks. Glasses made from polystyrene are not suitable for this, because they are not able to withstand high temperatures and release toxins into coffee or tea. It is best to drink hot drinks from polypropylene cups, they are the most stable, but alcoholic beverages can not be poured into either one or the other. Otherwise, you can damage the kidneys and liver, as well as greatly impair vision.
Plastic disposable tableware
Many things and objects are made of plastic, it is especially common. All people use plastic utensils, but it should be noted that the problem of utilization is very acute. Plastic has no property to decompose, it is impossible to burn it, and if there are not enough janitors and scavengers on the streets, then plastic objects turn the streets of cities into garbage. Plastic is a polymeric material, it is made of such elements that do not interact with acids, fats, food.
Damage to the dishes
Not all molecules in the polymerization process reach the desired specific size, they remain active, and get out of the dishes into all of its contents, and then into the body. Such a process will go much faster if you put hot food in a bowl or pour hot tea.
Very many products made of plastic, contain stabilizers, which are very harmful, toxic substances, salts of heavy metals. And it's worth noting that all this gets into our body when heated. Therefore, disposable dishes should not be reused in any case.
Also there is a disposable tableware made of styrene and acrylic, it costs quite inexpensively and is unbreakable. Such dishes are not recommended for use in a microwave oven, however it can be safely washed in a dishwasher, or manually.
Polypropylene is an inexpensive material, the utensils of this material can withstand up to 100 ° C. Often it is used at parties, picnics, it is allowed to be washed in dishwashers, but it is better in hand. Such dishes are well used in the microwave oven.
The microwave oven also uses polycarbonate dishes. It can be washed freely, as it is very durable. Accordingly, and the material is more expensive than in any other dishes. Of this material do not only plates and mugs, but also glasses for alcoholic beverages. The most famous manufacturers are companies: Strahl, Tuffex, Tervis Tumbler. They guarantee the quality of manufactured products, their dishes are 5 times more expensive than ordinary disposable dishes, because the quality is excellent.
There is a dish made from a substance such as melamine. It is a substance used in the chemical industry. From it, a kind of formaldehyde resin is obtained. This container often contains formaldehyde, and often it is too much, and it is very toxic to the human body, and it should be noted that the amount of this substance exceeds tens of permissible. Such dishes are very dangerous. Melamine substance on the human body affects very negatively, and its producers manage to add to it for strength asbestos, a substance that has long ceased to be used in all known industries. This substance can cause the development of cancer, so you need to be extremely careful about what kind of dishes you use.