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Paper Plates

We've gone from the sublime to the ridiculous on this topic.  It DOES bear consideration from many angles but I will NOT eat my food from a paper plate - it smacks of laziness, lack of aesthetic sense and looks unappetizing.  

I have had the same set of inexpensive Chinatown dishes for years and wash them by hand in a modicum of water and biodegrable all-purpose soap that washes everything from hands to laundry stains.  How do I work out the initial energy expended on the manufacture of these porcelain dishes that I have used repeatedly for years and years?  I must then factor in the energy saved by manually washing these dishes, etc., etc.  (When they are chipped they instantly become drip plates for plants.)  

Everyone's sense of what constitutes the acceptable 'green' life differs but for me, the Zen of food preparation, presentation and the consumption of carefully and responsibly grown food is also important.  What are we eating from these plates?  Love these discussions - they're very thought provoking.On Umbra on paper plates posted 1 year, 10 months ago 15 Responses