I don't want to moralize at anyone, or tell them they have to quit using single-use plastics (I am not perfect about that myself) but I think one thing I can do, in my community, is model this way of being lighter on the land
the dozen or so plastic forks I kept from use tonight will not save the world
but they will also not appear, in fragments, on our beach
fifty forks a month is something
all these little butterfly wings, beating
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AI6YR Ben
In response to this post@sarae When I was regularly taking lunch into work, I used a stainless thrift store fork. I still have that thrift store fork. I did not use about 600 plastic forks during that time. If you lose a thrift store fork (which you paid 25 cents for), big deal! I cringe when people give out plastic silverware.
@ai6yr I have one drawer that's just thrift store utensils, which are to go in lunches or out on loan like this
and one drawer of "good stainless" that stays home (missing a couple of spoons but mostly intact)
it's fairly straightforward to serve lots of meals without generating any non-compostable refuse, but it's just not something people think about much
by Sara ;
@ai6yr @sarae
i actually started carrying around a fork, knife & spoon in my messenger bag, which i usualy have with me most places i go.
i have a few buddies who do this too!
one of my friends bought herself a little bamboo set with a carrying case, while mine are just from restaurants i used to work at, with a bag i sewed from scraps.
either way a person wants to do it, i hope more folks adopt this habit.
*i'm also lucky to live in a city where you can say 'no utensils' and they listen
by Anne Ominous ;
@ai6yr @sarae I have a favorite spoon I swiped long ago from a PanAm flight. Unfortunately it isn't branded.
by Stumpy The Mutt ;
@ai6yr @sarae
Back when I had a desk (& ate indoors with my bare faceholes hanging out) I had a complete place setting that lived in a drawer.
I also got in the habit of carrying a clean kitchen towel for washing my hands & cleaning up.
by Cavyherd ;
@ai6yr @sarae
I have one of those, too! I must've used it for 30 years. It just went into the box of desk stuff I brought to the next job, each time.
by Frances Larina ;
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