what is more eco friendly, paper plates or washing dishes?

Answer 1

It takes much less energy to heat the water to wash the plates than to run all the machines that:

cut the trees,
transport them to mills,
grind them up,
press them into sheets of paper,
transport the paper to plants that stamp out the paper plates,
transport the finished product to retail stores,
wrap it in non biodegradible plastic wrap,
use it once,
toss it out in the garbage,
transport it again to a dump or recycling depot.

You get the picture. Warm water and elbow grease is more eco friendly.
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Answer 2

If you decomposed the paper plates in your own compost bin, I'd say them. Otherwise it's a toss-up. The water needs to pumped out of a river, the generators for the pumps are probably powered by coal and making alot of pollution, and then the water needs to go through a water treatment plant and goes back to the river (with cleaning agents still in it). Paper plates come from cutting down trees and then fill up a landfill when you throw them away....

Answer 3

Washing Dishes with eco friendly dishwashing liquid

Answer 4

Washing dishes because some of the paper plates may be biodegradable.

Answer 5

Washing dishes.. the plates cause all kinds of garbage!

Answer 6

Probably washing dishes, but most paper plates are biodegradable--unlike styrofoam plates.

Answer 7

Washing dishes doesn't need trees.

Answer 8

Paper plates -- they are renewable, don't take energy to wash (just throw them in the landfill), and keep your wife happy.

Answer 9

paper plates of course u can get them free from almost anywhere like pizza hut even if u dont order there pizza