I agree that various options should be available, but there’s always going to be a line. E.g. You can’t buy asbestos insulation anymore.

I disagree with ‘we aren’t running out of landfill space for sporks.’ Its not about having space for sporks now, it’s about the impact plastics have in the future. These are small steps, but when there’s a cleaner solution, it’s silly to use a more harmful option.

What are the potential benefits of keeping them / risks getting rid of them?

My knowledge on this is as basic as it comes, but getting rid of something that takes 100s of years to breakdown and replace them with stuff that doesn’t take 100s of years to breakdown seems like a good idea