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[quote=Anonymous]Absolutely! I have always done so. Single-use and pre-packaged single items have a high negative impact on our planet, in terms of fossil fuels consumed for their manufacture, their transport and the ultra-short time they are used compared to the long time they will pollute the earth in the landfill and as toxic microparticles of plastic in turtles and fish (that later are consumed by humans). When you think of single-use items, it's preferable to restrict them to medical and research use where sterile products are critical (surgery, for instance). I'm a research scientist and we sterilize a lot of reusable laboratory item. We must push for re-usable or multi-use items in our daily lives. The party, wedding and catering industry has a environmental reckoning to deal with.[/quote]
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