If you order take out and they give you a plastic utensil, take it.

I have to admit, I used to be a stickler about using straws and utensils. Lately, I have realized that the amount of plastic saved is minimal, and if I am the kind of person who orders take out, it is so much easier to use a fork or straw than it is to clean it. It is so much easier for me to use it once than it is for me to wash it. I don't even think twice about them now.