Radical idea: each person has 1-3 age-appropriate stainless steel bottle and utensils that they use during various eras of their lifetimes. They can be traded, swapped. Steel's durability means each person really only needs one set for many years. Babies, toddlers and small children upgrade to larger items, chopsticks become 1 and done, food prep workers have their special knives & other tools, adults get larger capacity bottles. Every hospitality/food/drink venue becomes refillable, with subscriptions for all you can eat/drink, or minimal commitments for those who mostly eat/drink at home. Disposable becomes as stigmatized smoking, not wearing seatbelt etc. other prior health hazards & behavioral shifts.
I like the general idea you're proposing here. It could be similar to how disposable bags are handled in stores now. There may be a small fee (5-10¢) for using disposable cutlery and a small reward (5-10¢) for bringing your own. I've been surprised how such a small amount can have a big mental impact and encourage people to bring their own bags. Starbucks has tried to incentivize brining refillable cups before, but the logistics of it are not very user friendly.
Radical idea: each person has 1-3 age-appropriate stainless steel bottle and utensils that they use during various eras of their lifetimes. They can be traded, swapped. Steel's durability means each person really only needs one set for many years. Babies, toddlers and small children upgrade to larger items, chopsticks become 1 and done, food prep workers have their special knives & other tools, adults get larger capacity bottles. Every hospitality/food/drink venue becomes refillable, with subscriptions for all you can eat/drink, or minimal commitments for those who mostly eat/drink at home. Disposable becomes as stigmatized smoking, not wearing seatbelt etc. other prior health hazards & behavioral shifts.
I like the general idea you're proposing here. It could be similar to how disposable bags are handled in stores now. There may be a small fee (5-10¢) for using disposable cutlery and a small reward (5-10¢) for bringing your own. I've been surprised how such a small amount can have a big mental impact and encourage people to bring their own bags. Starbucks has tried to incentivize brining refillable cups before, but the logistics of it are not very user friendly.