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I'm not really familiar with compostable plates, but unless they eat from large plant leaves, the plates are probably made somehow. And to make them, someone pr
by pdknsk 12y ago
I'm not really familiar with compostable plates, but unless they eat from large plant leaves, the plates are probably made somehow. And to make them, someone probably uses resources, like energy and raw material. And they have to be shipped to Etsy.
Compare this with porcelain plates which can be re-used and last a long time, but have to be washed, which uses water and some energy.
Taking all of this into account, I cannot say which is more environment friendly.
- giarc 12y agoKind of like real Christmas tree vs fake Christmas tree, although in reverse. The reusable tree is not more environmentally friendly.
- nzealand 12y agoFrom the environmental point of view, each ceramic plate must be used at least 50 times to have less impact than a single use biodegradable plate... http://sustainability.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/LifeCycleAnalysisPlasticPlatevsCeramic.pdf http://sustainability.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/LifeCycle...
- cbsmith 12y agoYou know of many ceramic plates that are used less than 100 times?
- Cthulhu_ 12y agoThat's very few actually, given that people eat on average 365 times a day, and said plates last for decades. They only get replaced when someone drops them or when their owners decide they're too worn and ugly.
- skatenerd 12y agoEat...365 times...per day
- testingonprod 12y agoYeah that sounds like a bit much. Honestly for me, I max out at 4 a day, I really can't do much more than that even if they're small meals. I don't get how people do it 365 times a day, but then again I was never much of an eater.
- Eldandan 12y agoIt's all in the hips.
- dEnigma 12y agoI agree that people on average use their plates way more often than 50 times, but 365 times a "day" might be a bit much, even for the USA^^ SCNR
- brokentone 12y agoI've been interested in this argument for some time. Does anyone have any additional sources here?
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- MichaelApproved 12y agoThey may have specific reasons to use disposable plates (no staff to wash them). So, the counter argument could be that at least they're using biodegradable ones.
- Cthulhu_ 12y agoReusable porcelain plates. I don't know the environmental impact of (for example) washing machine detergents though. Most workplaces I've worked at use regular porcelain plates, produces far less waste - not to mention they're much nicer to eat off of than, for example, paper plates.