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All this handwringing about the plastic cutlery. If you are against it just make it illegal and have the local restaurant wholesalers stock biodegradable option
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
All this handwringing about the plastic cutlery. If you are against it just make it illegal and have the local restaurant wholesalers stock biodegradable options instead. The problem will be solved within a few months. This check mark ism doesn’t really work in practice because its easier for the restaurant to just put in the plastic with every order.
- konfusinomicon 3y agoI'm all for minimizing plastic cutlery waste but seeing how terrible paper straws are I can only imagine how annoying it would be to try and use a paper knife and fork. or eating soup with a paper spoon that flops apart halfway through the meal. also, down with the checkmarxists!
- circlefavshape 3y agoAround here (Ireland) disposable cutlery is almost all wooden these days
- ghaff 3y agoQuite a few of the (well not many these days) conferences I attend that want to appear environmentally aware (yes, I know) use the biodegradable disposable cutlery. It's perfectly fine.
- binarycrusader 3y agoThere are commercially compostable PLA options for cutlery commonly available even in (US) supermarkets. That seems preferable?
- gruez 3y agoapparently "compostable" plastic are only compostable in industrial composters. If they're on the ground they still stick around for years.
- binarycrusader 3y agoYes, that's true in some cases, but is a reasonable compromise in my personal opinion.