Recycle the fork if the number stamped is 1 to 6.
Recycle plastic utensils.
Unfortunately most plastic cutlery is stamped number 7.
You can recycle them yourselves into a cutlery wind chime mother nature network question.
Plastic utensils are typically made from a plastic called polystyrene see references 3 and 6.
Items stamped with a 7 are difficult to recycle and are best rewashed and reused.
Plastic forks and knives can jam machinery in the mrf and are often considered a top source of contamination.
But if you re environmentally conscious and wonder if you can recycle those plastic spoons and forks the answer is yes and no.
Plastic utensils can be real time savers when it comes to cleanup just throw them away.
In the u s our solution for rigid plastic recycling has been.
Single use plates and utensils labeled.
When accepted for recycling plastic utensils are classified as rigid plastics just like clamshell packaging blister packs and yogurt containers.
If the plastic in your cutlery is polystyrene it will have a resin code 6 a number 6.