“We appreciate the amplification and expansion of our #CutOutCutlery campaign. take-out or delivery meals are consumed at home or a workplace, where reusable cutlery is typically available and preferred. A recent study found that 98% of all U.S. Food delivery companies have seen increases in orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, as restaurants have been closed for dining in, and customers have been loath to leave their homes. Similar to how customers choose exactly which toppings they want on their pizza, customers should also be able to opt in to exactly which utensils, napkins, condiments, or straws they want," said Jennie Romer, Legal Associate at the Surfrider Foundation's Plastic Pollution Initiative.Īs consumers increasingly rely on delivery services for their meals, the amount of unwanted single-use utensils and condiments are on the rise as well. “Food delivery platforms have the opportunity to reduce the amount of plastic entering our homes while at the same time saving businesses money by moving to an opt-in system for these items.
The letter, addressed to Grubhub/Seamless, DoorDash/Caviar, Postmates, and, lays out the argument that making these changes will be a win-win-win proposition, saving restaurants money, keeping customers from overflowing drawers of unwanted soy sauce packets, and keeping plastic pollution out of our communities, parklands, beaches, waterways, and the ocean. Committing to making this small change to their delivery ordering systems would help reduce single-use packaging and save restaurants a bit of money,” said Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics. “Takeout orders are up all over the country as a result of the COVID pandemic however, the vast majority of people eating at home neither need nor want yet another set of plastic utensils, plastic straws, handful of soy sauce or ketchup packets, or pile of paper napkins. Instead, customers would need to specifically request these single-use items when they place their order for delivery-“opting in” to receive the specific items they want-reducing costs to restaurants and taking an important step to protect our environment. New York City, NY - More than 125 environmental organizations sent letters to six national food delivery companies today asking that they change their default ordering process to one that does not automatically include utensils, napkins, condiments, and straws in order to reduce the tsunami of single-use plastic pollution entering our oceans, landfills and incinerators.
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