How to Use plasticware in a Sentence

plasticware

noun

• There is even some bougie plasticware meant to imitate glass, which seems like a better investment than 23 packs of straws.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 28 June 2017
• Grubhub has for years provided a checkbox to decline plasticware and napkins, spokeswoman Yera Ha said in an email.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
• Task them with supplying booze, or the unsung hero of every successful potluck — plasticware.
  — Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• This is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic wrap and plasticware.
  — NBC News, 19 Sep. 2019
• Cut down on paper plates and plasticware by choosing grabbable goodies like mini sandwiches, cut veggies, or pizza.
  — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 26 Feb. 2020
• But there was still confusion in the dining room, where diners getting drink refills collided with diners needing sauces, plasticware or complimentary ranch beans.
  — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram.com, 7 June 2017
• Romer said reducing plasticware in takeout would benefit restaurants.
  — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
• But since the spring, laboratories around the country have been hamstrung by severe, often unpredictable shortages of chemicals and plasticware needed for these protocols.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
• Though many of the more casual restaurants have opted for single-use plasticware and food served in carryout containers, Stella provided real silverware and everything was plated on normal dishes.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2020
• Since San Francisco and other cities banned single-use consumer plasticware, food businesses — restaurants, grocery stores, cafes — have been experimenting with alternatives to the previously ubiquitous plastic straw.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• Environmental activists are pressing businesses and policymakers to require consumers to ask for plasticware instead of automatically getting it along with their food.
  — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024