Recycle Plastic Utensils

If the plastic in your cutlery is polystyrene it will have a resin code 6 a number 6.

Recycle plastic utensils.

My office serves catered lunches every day and the company provides plastic plates and cutlery. Plastic utensils can be real time savers when it comes to cleanup just throw them away. You can recycle them yourselves into a cutlery wind chime mother nature network question. Recycle the fork if the number stamped is 1 to 6.

Plastic utensils are typically made from a plastic called polystyrene see references 3 and 6. In the u s our solution for rigid plastic recycling has been. But if you re environmentally conscious and wonder if you can recycle those plastic spoons and forks the answer is yes and no. Plastic forks and knives can jam machinery in the mrf and are often considered a top source of contamination.

When accepted for recycling plastic utensils are classified as rigid plastics just like clamshell packaging blister packs and yogurt containers. Items stamped with a 7 are difficult to recycle and are best rewashed and reused. Unfortunately most plastic cutlery is stamped number 7.