Small plastic items such as plastic straws, forks, spoons, knives, bottle caps etc. should not be included in regular recycling bins as they can gum up the recycling process resulting in more trouble than it’s worth.
Here is a link to an article that describes this issue a lot better than I can:
Why you shouldn’t put small plastics into your recycling bin – The Washington Post
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