Designed to only be used for about 15 minutes, but made out of a material that can wreak havoc on the environment for eternity. Yes, if the devil exists, he would probably use disposable plastic pitchforks.



Out of the 1,000 pieces of plastic silverware that I found littered on the ground, I found a total of...

646 Spoons
304 Fork
29 Knives
18 Sporks

Based on these numbers, you probably wouldn't have to walk around with a knife or spork on you in order to avoid using plastic silverware, and I personally was able to stop using plastic silverware altogether by simply keeping a metal spoon and fork in my locker at work.



Wastefulness can come in many different forms.

(Including "silver colored plastic silverware".)

Please just use real and reusable silverware.



Even metal silverware seems to be getting taken over by plastic.



The term "single-use plastic" refers to an item that is made of plastic, and that is intended to only be used once and then thrown in the trash.

The term "zero-use plastic" refers to an item that is made of plastic, was never even used once, and was thrown on the ground instead of in the trash.

A lot of the restaurants that offer plastic silverware, will offer them in plastic bags that have a spoon, a fork, and a knife in them. (Which means that if a person just wants a spoon, they will throw the fork and the knife away without even using them.)

Please don't contribute to "zero-use plastic".



I find so many red plastic "Dairy Queen" spoons littered on the ground, that I felt this project wouldn't be complete without mentioning it.

If you look closely, all of these spoons have the "Dairy Queen" logo on their handles. And come to think of it, almost all of the litter that I find on the ground has a logo on it.

Which makes me wonder...

If people can't even go for a walk outside without seeing logos like "Pepsi", "Doritos", and "McDonald's" littered on the ground, does that litter end up becoming a form of free advertising for these brands?

They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity, and I'm starting to wonder if certain companies are happy to have their logos all over the streets. (Even if it's in the form of litter.)

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