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Backlash from bubble-tea fans after China bans plastic straws in restaurants By Rebecca Kanthor When China banned plastic straws in restaurants this year, bubble-tea fans were not happy.  When the Chinese government banned the use of disposable plastic in restaurants this year as part of its newest five-year plan, it unwittingly attracted criticism from a very vocal group — bubble-tea drinkers. That’s because when drinking bubble tea, the straw is essential. How else can you suck up all those chewy tapioca balls?   But customers were having none of it.  Paper straws a...

China's Startling Food Waste: What Is Thrown Out Every Year Could Feed 200 Million People 02/05/13 AT 3:36 PM While their North Korean allies are reportedly resorting to cannibalism as a result of famine, the Chinese have the opposite problem: They are wasting food.  Last year, researchers at China Agricultural University revealed shocking statistics on the country’s wasteful food habits. According to the study on 2,700 families in small, mid-size and large cities, the amount of food wasted on these tables in one year alone could feed 200 million people.  In university canteens, the st...