On: Can plastic recycling ever work?

[seanmcdirmid]

> So the answer is just bring your own fork and rinse it off when you're done.

I mean sure, but this was an international long haul flight. I can actually imagine a 100 people trying to wash their silverware in airport lavatories on a 767 after dinner service.

[tw04 → seanmcdirmid]

They supply metal utensils in business class on every long haul flight. There’s nothing stopping them from doing it for coach beyond cost.

[adolph → tw04]

As as an added benefit fewer people would waste energy traveling if it were made more expensive by upgrading all seats to business class.

[seanmcdirmid → tw04]

I assume they don’t in economy due to weight, and the reason they provide it in business isn’t related to environmentalism. So we are just exchanging one negative (disposable cutlery)for more of another (more fuel consumption)?

[Ekaros → seanmcdirmid]

My guess would be speed of service. If everything is disposable you can just chuck it in garbage sack and be done. But having to sort out each customers items when the cutlery can be wherever would take too long.

[seanmcdirmid → Ekaros]

Ya, that makes sense. But more work would mean more employees which would also have a (monetary and carbon) cost.