Our Spork is made from organic bambooand finished with organic food-safe oil. A wee badge of your eco-honour whenever you're eating on the go! CARE INSTRUCTIONS Thislittle fella is dishwasher safe but we recommend hand wash with warm soapywater to maintain long-lasting finish. Not recommended for microwave! REPLACEMENT FOR... Pastic cutlery! Did you know that plastic utensils are made from such low grade plastic that they're usually not even recyclable? They must be put in the garbage bin fordisposal, sad or what! Mostplastic cutlery is made from a type of plastic known as polystyrene. Polystyreneor expanded polystyrene is more commonly referred to as Styrofoam and just soyou know, it’s very difficult to recycle Styrofoam! Most counties simply do not offer Styrofoamrecycling and thus plastic cutlery that is put into a recycling bin is usuallyjust sorted out at the recycling facility and sent to a landfill. Ina nutshell, you won't regret bringing a Spork home!