Cutting boards: Wood=Yes; Plastic=No; Bamboo=questionable By Lewis Perdue on August 26, 2021 in Apparatus & Equipment, Best Practices Remember that every abrasion, every knife cut on a plastic cutting board will produce microplastic particles. Tight-grain maple avoids plastic + the fewer glue joints the better. Bamboo has many glue joints, plus the raw material undergoes extensive processing.