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Zealousideal-Bell-68 t1_j3lzq64 wrote

Reply to comment by made3 in Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England by Sariel007

Single use plastic cutlery as well. The problem is that the large majority of people doesn't do that because that's not what they're designed for.

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8-Brit t1_j3m9bs9 wrote

Brittle as hell and usually break. Useless after being used once.

I go for metal or wooden cutlery if at all possible.

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MatterStream t1_j3olzui wrote

They usually break half way through your first chip.

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veggie_saurus_rex t1_j3nw5kn wrote

Very technically it was designed for reuse. It was created for the armed forces to be able to carry lightweight utensils. But, of course, you are correct that as it currently exists, the quality is too poor for durable reuse.

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