no plastic spoons and forks for me please....

Most of the when we buy the take away food, the worker will not put in the plastic fork and spoon unless we asked for it. It is good to be environmental conscious by not taking the plastic spoons and forks if one is not using.

That's awesome! You're a good citizen. I haven't thought of that. Normally I keep it for future use. Example is that when we'll be having visitors that we don't really know (Not a friend or relative but a friend of a friend). I also use those plastic spoons in scooping detergent powder, sugar, coffee, powdered juice, creamer and so on. For the forks, I use it when I want to feed my dog with some extra treats like a piece of meat as snack. On the other way around, I prefer using my own stainless spoon and fork when dining at a restaurant. We don't know how they wash those stainless fork and spoon. We don't know when was the last time they wash it or if they cover it when closing the restaurant. We don't know if some customers accidentally touched it part where we place the food and our mouth. We don't know that someone might coughed at it. We only wipe it with tissue when we use it right? I'm taking note of this.

I know what you mean! I used to have them when my children were young so they could used it for school lunches and now I just keep only a few in the car just in case I'm away somewhere and happen to need a spoon but otherwise I don't like to keep any at home! I don't like plastic at my table even when I have a big event I use proper cutlery and no paper plates please!

I do take home those plastic spoons and forks together with my takeaways. But after I reuse them a couple of times before I send to recycling center. I send plastics materials, newspapers and magazines for recycling. The recycling centers pay us for our effort to save our environment.

Yes, you have smart idea to help the restaurant save some money as well as keep your environment. I think accumulate needless stuff in the house is not good, it just make your home has some needless stuff. Thank you friend, I will apply your idea to keep our environment, although it is little. Have a nice day.

I totally agree with you. They just become garbage later on. I have had the same practice since I was in the university. Aside from refusing to bring home plastic spoon and forks, I also now carry with me a pair of spoon and fork and chopsticks everywhere I go. It does a lot of good because I don't need to use plastic spoon and fork whenever I eat out. I think, we have to do our own little things in order to help reduce garbage in our cities and also to help the environment replenish itself by reducing plastic consumption.

That is good idea my friend. You are helping our planet save from being like a garbage of all those plastic materials that will not be decayed for several decades.

That is good I also refuse plastic spoons and forks for the reason that I do not use them anyway if we eat our take out at home. It is also my little way of helping the environment -- lessening garbage. Those are plastics and are surely very harmful if not disposed properly.

Hey! its a great thing to do. Yes, you are right on that. But sometimes if you want to take out foods from fast food chains, it doesn't mean you always have to bring it at home. Sometimes take out means you have to bring it at the office, or places where you can't find spoon and fork.. It think it depends on the situation. But I still agree with you about not having plastic spoon and fork when you would bring it at home.

I have never liked to use them. Im not sure why. I have feared they are clean at times, maybe thats why.

when i eat out, i choose places that have metal spoons and forks and washable plates. i don't take out food but i'll remember your idea because it's one good habit we can all practice to help minimize plastic and styrofoam usage. however, i will always accept or even ask for extra catsup because i just love tomato catsup!

I want to thank you for what you do. :) That does help the environment, and the environment certainly needs all the help it can get. Maybe I'll tell my parents to do this as well the next time we order take-out food. We never thought of it before.

I just throw them away lol. Plastic sucks

You have done a good job by refusing the the plastic fortks and spoons. Well, this is a good practice and logical too. What is the point of taking them home and using it and in the end, all ended in the trash. At least, you are helping to make the environment better with less of these disposal.

Don't you find the food tastes different when you eat it with plastic spoons compared to the cutlery you use at home? I tend to be too heavy handed with the plastic forks and spoons I get given, they snap, and yes I used to bring them home too, same with those straws, I would take two or three straws, use one and the rest would go in the cutlery draw back home.

So, you buy stuff that undermines your health from restaurant chains that have horrendous environmental practices, and you think that skipping the plastic utensils will "help the environment a little?" Yeah...

That is one great move! And I do try to do the same as well coz I have a lot of those at home. Although it may be helpful sometimes, but I make sure that I have just enough for emergency purposes.

hi.. that's good great job. you save the mother earth. thank you for the idea i will do the same would it okay with you??.

Same here. Although i seldom eat on fastfood, whenever I did and take out the food, I would really refuse plastic utensils. Well, based on my observation, most fastfood restaurants are not anymore using plastic, they just reserve these plastic utensils for take out orders. Let's do our part in preserving mother earth. Have a nice day!

Hahaha we are so opposite friend ! I bring all the plastic spoons and forks at home because i saved it for outdoor hangouts or for long trip activity. It is practical to recycle it than bringing a set of utensils when in trip. In this way we can help environment and at same time we can save little.