comment: >
  
  Wait, what?
context: so begins the era of the double-use plastic cutlery and plates >
  
  Double? Man, I snagged a plastic "single use" fork from the cafeteria at work to eat my lunch I bring from home. It's going 6 months strong. Just rinse it off everyday. >
  
  uh look I know it's kind of a meme at this point but reusing single use plastics like that introduces even more microplastics into your body than we 'normally' get >
  
  Is it really any different than using a new plastic utensil everyday? Seems like him reusing one is less harmful than the 100 he hasn't used and thrown out. >
  
  The utensil gets washed and scratched, which loosens more pieces of plastic. >
  
  But, again, how different is that from simply being used as a plastic product that goes into your mouth and is scraped with your teeth? >
  
  The repetitive usage puts more strain on it over time, causing more degradation. It's not a linear progression, it gets worse the further along you go. >
  
  I laughed a sad laugh when I bought a Wendy’s meal the other day. Full plastic cup with plastic lid a shitty paper straw >
  
  Is this why every take out meal I get now is like a hard durable plastic? Supposed to be reused? What am I gonna do, take it back to them before I order my next meal? >
  
  It's the dumbest and meanest form of greenwashing:
  
  Use more plastic than before
  Tell the customer not to throw the packaging away, but to re-use it
  Leave the customer to blame themselves for the plastic waste when they can't find a use case >
  
  Classic buck-passing, like the whole “recycling” scam. Most “recycled” plastics just get sent overseas to pile up in some other much poorer country. >
  
  Or Nike sending you a plastic pouch of microplastics they saved from the planet...for you to dispose of...