Qantas reuses plastic cutlery on international flights

E-Travel Blackboard released this news today. Wouldn't you think it would be far greener to go back to stainless cutlery?? Let's be honest - you snap a plastic fork in half and feel how sharp it is ... it's more bloody dangerous than a blunt metal butter knife, that's for sure!!! And, who says that potential terrorists don't fly business or first class?

Bring back metal cutlery I say!

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It's true what Kermit the Frog says about being green. It's not easy, just ask Qantas.

The Flying Kangaroo has had to defend one of its recycling policies, after it was discovered that the airline re-uses plastic cutlery on international flights.

The carrier reported that the cutlery is cleaned, sterilised and inspected for any deterioration before being re-used.

According to a Qantas spokesperson, plastic cutlery used on international flights, which convey up to 19,000 passengers to and from Australia on weekdays, could be used up to "three, four, five times."

Plastic cutlery on Qantas domestic flights, which carry up to 50,000 passengers on a weekday, where not recycled because of "the sheer volume of passengers and because there's a higher proportion of economy passengers that in business and first class," the spokesperson said.

Qantas has defended its recycling policy, saying the plastic cutlery used onboard its flights was more robust than the disposable plastic on take-away cutlery.