From environmentally friendly tableware to trains and security, athletes and public benefit

An environmentally friendly technology company in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, is supplying biodegradable tableware to the Rio Olympics, adding to an already long list of made-in-China products appearing at the Games.

The disposable tableware - supplied in cooperation with a Brazilian partner and worth a total of $500,000 - is made of cornstarch. The technology creates no chemical pollution, according to Baron Xie, Huzhou Global Xinyifeng Environmental Protection Technology Co's chairman and general manager.