food for thought, via google+
http://www.maxistentialism.com/prints/
scroll down three or so posters to "plastic spoon"
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Posted 10 months ago #
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Love it!
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Indeed. My husband (a maths / physics high school teacher) would love the mathematics one.
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I truly love the one about the plastic spoon. I can't tell you how many times I go to someone's house for dinner and they serve the meal on plastic dishes with plastic silverware. It is so sad. It's a waste of resources, a waste of money, and just ends up sitting in a landfill because the people are too lazy to just put real silverware/dishes in the dishwasher.
Can you tell this is a topic I am passionate about? ;-)
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SIL always uses plastic, even at Christmas dinner. It is too flimsy to cut anything and the spoons hurt my mouth. Think she would be offended if I brought my silverware?
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@Sky - I have debated that myself. I know some people would view it as rude, but in the same respect, it's a moral thing for me - I feel guilty when I use plastic and watch it go right in the trash a few minutes later.
I had a discussion with my husband about paper/plastic dishes and utensils. He understands that this is something that is important to me and therefore we no longer purchase them at all. When we have company over, I wash everything by hand (no dishwasher) and I tell him that since I am the one requesting the no paper/plastic then I have no problem doing the clean up!
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I take my own, everywhere, except when I forget - I take my own takeout containers, too.
If I forget or am surprised, I take the plastic home & wash it and then we use it later when disposables are wanted (like this summer my kid is in a summer program where on certain days, like today, they go on field trips, they want the kids lunches in paper bags so the staff don't have to make sure everyone's lunch bag gets back on the bus.)
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This was great! I notice that it's now sold out as well! I hate eating with plastic. We always bring our own to picnics, etc. We usually bring our own plates as well. Likewise we have purchased odds and ends of old silverware for this purpose and for taking camping. I love my silverware at home and would worry about losing it if I took it out of the house. We also have permanent dishes for camping. yes, some are plastic but we reuse them for years, and when they die I look for reasonably-unbreakable "real" dishes. :)
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i'd die before i made my guests eat with plastic cutlery.
it has never occurred to me.
i think it is fantastically tacky.
i just don't mind washing up after a party. it isn't a big deal to me.my aunt has a set of melamine picnic plates and bowls that she has had for the last forty+ years. probably closer to fifty, but i can only remember forty years of them!
we've had innumerable meals off them and as far as i know, they are still being used on camping trips, along with the same old stainless steel cutlery.
i guess i was fortunate enough not to be raised with a buy-disposable mentality.... and shopping for plastic plates, lugging them home, storing them....it has never seemed like a fair labour trade off to me, without even going into the energy required to produce the things in the first place.Posted 10 months ago # -
I have some plastic cutlery but it's only for parties when I need more than 18 sets of cutlery that we can collect together from the kitchen and dining room. Then I wash it all and store it for the next party.
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Perhaps lucky for me, I've never had so many people over to eat that it became too burdensome to wash things. Some take-out places are giving out biodegradable utensils and straws now, although there's still all the resources used to produce them. I feel like we, culturally, are still stuck in this 1960's "plastic is magic!" mentality.
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@bandicoot - I, too, think that plastic cutlery is tacky. Friends of mine use ONLY plastic when we go to dinner at their house. The kicker? They went crazy buying tons of silverware and dishes when they moved into their new apartment!
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tml, i honestly think i'd say something about it to them.
that sort of waste distresses me.Posted 10 months ago # -
I don't use plastic spoons in my home, but I do take one with me when I have to take a sack lunch. I only have my silverware, and I don't want to risk that.
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I have a titanium spork and collapsible chopsticks (they were a gift; I think of my SIL every time I use them) in my bag; DS has the same, and he gets a huge kick out of pulling them out at one of the food trucks, especially the noodle carts.
ETA: and I took a little of the fun budget and bought the mathematics print. We don't have enough art that speaks to who we are, and as astronomy geeks that one's perfect.
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@claycat - try a thrift store for cutlery you wouldn't mind losing! I keep some with the camping gear, in DH's lunch box, and in each of our cars. No excuse to use plastic.
@lucy - I love the idea of collapsible chopsticks. What are they made from? I'm off to google them....
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@Claycat: Goodwill et al. usually have flatware for super cheap, and you can pick up just a couple of pieces instead of having to buy a set.
When I worked in an office outside my house, I kept a fork, spoon, butter knife, paring knife, bowl, plate, and can opener in my desk drawer to use for my lunches. (I also kept peanut butter, crackers, and a couple cans of soup for those days when I didn't have time to pack a lunch and/or couldn't get out somewhere to get something.) I hate eating with plastic utensils.
My mom bought a ton of plain white Corelle plates for parties. They ended up being less than $1 each, they're thin and thus take up very little room to store, and they're practically indestructible. If I ever need more plates than I have for a party, I just go borrow the stack from her.
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Yup! You all are right! Will do!
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@pkilmain They are stainless steel with brass hardware; the tips are white ash (the wood is from recycled bats handed in by local Japanese baseball teams) with a food-safe lacquer.
Posted 10 months ago # -
I didn't realize how frequently people use plastic items for guests! I've only ever used plastic plates when moving and then had to figure out a way use them up.
Once in a while my mom will get decorative paper plates and/or paper tablecloths during holidays, but those are biodegradable. In my extended family, it's common for some of the guests to bring extra utensils/chairs/serving dishes if the host needs more. Does anyone else's family do this?
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