Hermosa Beach resident finds new purpose for single use plastic utensils – Daily Breeze
Folks in the beach cities are emptying out their kitchen drawers of to-go forks, spoons and knives because of one Hermosa Beach resident’s initiative to repurpose what would otherwise become landfill waste.
An increase in ordering takeout and grocery delivery amid the coronavirus pandemic also caused the amount of plastic and paper waste to go up. Ordered tems are placed in multiple bags, and food also comes with plastic forks and knives wrapped in more plastic.
Margaret Weissman, meanwhile, has taken an incremental step in eradicating single-use plastic dinnerware.
At the top of the year, Weissman set a bin outside