http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/07/23/megs-green-finds-eco-chic-solution-to-icky-plastic-utensils/ where people who love their homes click Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/07/23/megs-green-finds-eco-chic-solution-to-icky-plastic-utensils/#comment-286529 meg d. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:19:03 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4698#comment-286529 Unfortunately, most plastic utensils aren't recyclable. They are making some good, non-plastic biodegradable ones these days, but it's the rare take-out joint that provides those instead of the super cheap plastic ones. At the very least, you can give plastic utensils a quick wash at work and reuse them throughout the week - those small efforts have to add up to something! Unfortunately, most plastic utensils aren’t recyclable. They are making some good, non-plastic biodegradable ones these days, but it’s the rare take-out joint that provides those instead of the super cheap plastic ones. At the very least, you can give plastic utensils a quick wash at work and reuse them throughout the week - those small efforts have to add up to something!

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/07/23/megs-green-finds-eco-chic-solution-to-icky-plastic-utensils/#comment-286521 Mary T Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:03:52 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4698#comment-286521 Yeah, it's interesting, j -- since I work from home, when i do carry-out for lunch I eat it with my own utensils, but it certainly wasn't always the case. And sometimes I forget to tell them not to give me utensils, and once they have them in the bag, I figure if I hand thm back, they'll just throw them away. I try to save mine and use them later on camping trips, etc. But are plastic utensils even recyclable? I don't think they are. The solution is probably to just keep reusable utensils in your desk. Anyone else have insight into the recycling thing? Yeah, it’s interesting, j — since I work from home, when i do carry-out for lunch I eat it with my own utensils, but it certainly wasn’t always the case. And sometimes I forget to tell them not to give me utensils, and once they have them in the bag, I figure if I hand thm back, they’ll just throw them away. I try to save mine and use them later on camping trips, etc. But are plastic utensils even recyclable? I don’t think they are. The solution is probably to just keep reusable utensils in your desk. Anyone else have insight into the recycling thing?

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/07/23/megs-green-finds-eco-chic-solution-to-icky-plastic-utensils/#comment-286519 j Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:32:05 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4698#comment-286519 Man - now I feel really guilty about throwing my plastic fork in the garbage just now, along with the cardboard and plastic wrappers from the frozen dinner I bought for lunch. Big office buildings need to have recycling bins for such things!! How hard could that be?? Man - now I feel really guilty about throwing my plastic fork in the garbage just now, along with the cardboard and plastic wrappers from the frozen dinner I bought for lunch. Big office buildings need to have recycling bins for such things!! How hard could that be??

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