On the disposal dinnerware theme do you reuse plastic utensils?

@snowy22315 (170113)
United States
July 7, 2023 3:10pm CST
For me, it depends on the sturdiness of the utensil. I don't usually reuse plasticwear that might come with a salad or something...but if it is heavier duty stuff I will wash and re use. I feel I am not being AS wasteful if I can get several uses out of it.. Also, some of it is good for quite awhile.
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@Deepizzaguy (94626)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jul
The plastic utensils that I use after a meal does get thrown away.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
Oh well
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@Deepizzaguy (94626)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Jul
@snowy22315 For health reasons in my home.
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@RasmaSandra (73506)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jul
I don't even remember the last time I used plasticware, I only have a few dishes for myself now and not need for such things,
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
7 Jul
I seem to get it with various take out items. When my dishwasher wasn't working, I bought some of it too.
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@AmbiePam (85584)
• United States
7 Jul
I generally use it again as I don’t often receive the flimsy plastic utensils that break easily.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
7 Jul
Yeah, the heavier duty it is, the more likely you are to use it again.
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@marguicha (215531)
• Chile
7 Jul
I reuse most plasticware. When I go to a restaurant, they give us what we have not eaten in plastic containers. They are meant to be thrown away, but I don´t do it and neither mt best friend (with whom I go out when I do) does. They are all the size of one serving so they are even better to place in a corner of the freezer. I also reuse the plastic ice cream containers. Those I keep to give away with leftover food to my younger friends and family. I know they won´t come back.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
7 Jul
Yes, use what you can, before discarding it.
@Juliaacv (48552)
• Canada
7 Jul
In my (much) younger days I always washed and reused the plastic cutlery. Fast forward to today, when all of those pieces of plastic cutlery is in containers in the closet and actually will only ever be used once again. I will probably not live long enough to use them all up. And, to top it all off, the single use plastic cutlery is banned here. They can no longer be sold. They sell similar ones made from bamboo, and they are single use only.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
@Juliaacv My mother is like that. I swear she has or had, not sure if she is still saving them a gallons worth of them in various containers around the kitchen, and on the enclosed patio.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
Ohh, they can mount up after awhile I know
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@Juliaacv (48552)
• Canada
8 Jul
@snowy22315 And I can be such a packrat. One week we should just use them until I have a reasonable amount left.
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@just4him (306527)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jul
They call it disposal for a reason. I don't reuse.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
You can though, especially if it is sturdy.
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@just4him (306527)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jul
@snowy22315 I know. I just don't.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
7 Jul
It depends. When Pretty and I still went out to eat, no, I didn't bother keeping the plasticwear we got with our food. When we go on a picnic, I have the expensive plasticwear and yes, I do wash and we do re-use that.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
Oh OK. I see.
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• United States
8 Jul
I buy the heavy duty stuff when i get the paper plates and sometimes I reuse it.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
Some places sell silver plated plastic silverware at the holidays that looks like the real thing.
@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7 Jul
I don't reuse them and throw them away. But you do have a good point.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
They are easy to grab and use
@JudyEv (325929)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
I usually throw them in a drawer and use them from time to time until they break or whatever. I hate wasting anything.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
Yeah, some of them seem to last much longer than you would think.
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@Beestring (13337)
• Hong Kong
8 Jul
Yes, I do reuse plasticwear.
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@snowy22315 (170113)
• United States
8 Jul
If you can, why not?
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