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> Anecdotally I've heard of examples where (e.g.) washing china plates has a greater carbon cost than using disposable ones. Only if you use a dishwasher. IF y
by crpatino 10y ago
> Anecdotally I've heard of examples where (e.g.) washing china plates has a greater carbon cost than using disposable ones.
Only if you use a dishwasher. IF you do dishes by hand, the only cost is water and soap. Strictly speaking from an environmental point of view the time you spend doing it would be considered a "gain" instead of a "cost", given that you will be probably not engaging in modern electronic entertainment for the duration of the task.
In an industrial environment, such as a restaurant, the cost analysis would be non trivial, given the more complex supply chains that businesses have.
- harmegido 10y agoI'm not convinced. Where are you getting that water from? Maybe if you manually drew it from a well...
- jacobr 10y agoWater has to be processed and transported to your house, and then heated. A modern dish washer is more efficient than hand washing dishes because it uses less water.
- ptaipale 10y agoNo. Dishwasher uses less energy, less water and less detergent. [0] Of course things depend on your use case - if you really have just that one cup and spoon, then handwashing may be better, at least if you are happy with some grease left in the dishes. [0] http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/dishwasher-vs-handwashing-the-winner.html http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/dishwasher-vs-handw...