Diposable Cutlery Items

Millions of people use disposable cutlery for their daily needs, since they find them very practical and for a lot of other reasons. Plastic cutlery i...


Millions of people use disposable cutlery for their daily needs, since they find them very practical and for a lot of other reasons. Plastic cutlery is very common because its easy to dispose of it once the user is done utilizing it. The most common disposable cutlery is plastic because of its lightweight and handy feature. Polystyrene is the type of plastic that is globally used when it comes to disposable cutlery as well as food-packaging products. Even foam drink cups and insulation products are made from this substance which can be recycled. Unfortunately, disposable cutlery is also a great contributor to pollution since polystyrene is hardly biodegradable. Nevertheless, plastic disposable cutlery is safe to use for human consumption since it has passed the stringent standards of Federal Drug Administration of USA. Because of this, most fad food chains use disposable cutlery since this rids the task of washing dishes which takes up a lot of labor and man hours.

Disposable cutlery may come in different forms, from the usual knives, fork, spoons to drinks stirrer and flexi straws. Even forks, chip forks, dessert spoons, and soup spoons are made of plastic hence it can be disposable too. Disposable cutlery follows certain measurements for general use. Plastic knife and tea spoons have different sizes, 167 mm for the former, while the latter’s size is 145 mm. There’s a spare piece to every pack so don’t be confused if a common pack contains 51 pieces.

Besides plastic, there are also wooden cutleries. Disposable cutlery made from Birchwood is also practical and a very environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. Disposable wood cutlery is biodegradable; hence it won’t be a pollutant. It’s guilt free to use birch wood because its origins are from sustainable forests.

Plastic disposable cutlery is no longer plain and boring ever since they started to come in different colors and design. Some manufacturers also sell by wholesale as well as disposable cutlery kits that‘s hassle-free and convenient especially suited for volume usage. If children are expected for a party, it is deemed impractical if they don’t use disposable cutlery.

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