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re: Do you eat off of paper plates at your house each day?
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:45 am to WigSplitta22
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:45 am to WigSplitta22
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I don't pay for that water
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Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:47 am to FeauxPaw
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I only used those because the cheap paper plates at Walmart were very flimsy so you had to improvise otherwise your food ended up on the floor.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:48 am to Grnbud
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I have 4 kids. We use paper. We aren’t washing 6 plates three times a day.
Same. And kids don't just eat meals they snack all day. It would be like cleaning 8-10 plates three times a day. Team Paper Plates!
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:48 am to Fat and Happy
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I just got tired of using regulates plates and cups and basically sitting them in the dishwasher for several days until i got enough stuff in there to turn the dishwasher on.
I'll never understand this. In the time it takes you to pre wash dishes for the dishrinser you can just wash the dish(es) by hand. I cannot stand old, crusty arse dishes sitting in a dishrinser for days, or not having what I want at hand because it is just hanging out, dirty, in the dishrinser. It takes all of a minute to handwash a plate and glass.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:48 am to el Gaucho
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The microplastics are in the water and nobody washes paper plates
Washcels stay losing
don't even get me started on the waste rentcels use. They run dishwashers 24/7
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:49 am to Gusoline
quote:I typically use a plate or bowl and real silverware for takeout
If you pickup takeaway from outback or longhorn do you take it out of the plastic tray and plate it too
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:55 am to LegendInMyMind
You aren't supposed to prewash anything. Scrape whatever's left in the trash and then straight into the dishwasher. No rinsing needed.
Pre-washing is actually bad for the dishwasher and uses a ton of water.
I work a full time job and have 3 kids and have never been so busy that I can't bear to spend less than 8 minutes putting away the clean dishes.
Y'all are lazy as hell.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:57 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Y'all are lazy as hell.
This bit doesn't fit with the rest of your post, but okay.......
Posted on 2/11/25 at 11:58 am to LegendInMyMind
You can tell who is single vs family in this thread 
Yeah, when I was single, I always just washed everything by hand.
Now that I have kids, we run a load in the dishwasher every night.
Yeah, when I was single, I always just washed everything by hand.
Now that I have kids, we run a load in the dishwasher every night.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:00 pm to DavidTheGnome
TIL that I'm probably in the minority for eating off real plates at my house. Family of 4
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
That was a general observation. Not directly specifically at you.
I'm judging all the people who say they have kids therefore they can't be bothered to empty a dishwasher or not let dishes pile up in the sink.
I'm judging all the people who say they have kids therefore they can't be bothered to empty a dishwasher or not let dishes pile up in the sink.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:05 pm to DavidTheGnome
Usually don’t use paper plates, but have some ready when we do. We used to use them almost all the time. 
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:05 pm to DavidTheGnome
I buy the super cheap ones to use as quick cutting boards, covers for stuff in the microwave, and if we are having a sandwich or snack.
Not trashy. Except the part where they do create a lot more literal trash.
Not trashy. Except the part where they do create a lot more literal trash.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:12 pm to DavidTheGnome
Do you use linen napkins? Wash and press them, fold them and put them away? If you use paper napkins your entire argument is BS
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:15 pm to DavidTheGnome
This has been a shocking thread to read. I had no idea regular paper plate usage was this ubiquitous. Does this make me classy?
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:22 pm to TigerTatorTots
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TIL that I'm probably in the minority for eating off real plates at my house. Family of 4
Same here. Shocked at this thread.
My wife’s family likes to sue paper plates etc at Thanksgiving etc. F that, at the nicest meals of the year I want a real plate with a real fork and knife.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:30 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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Does this make me classy
No, you still have the UGA to get beaten out of you. But at least we can assume you have a full set of teeth to go along with that floppy arse hair.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:31 pm to ibldprplgld
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Most energy efficient dishwashers can wash a full load of dishes using only 3-5 gallons.
ummmm
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Running a dishwasher uses approximately 3-15 gallons of water, depending on the age and efficiency of the machine, whereas washing 12 place settings (including dishes, glasses and cutlery) by hand uses approximately 27 gallons of water.
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So doing the math, factoring in the use of water to make the ceramic plates:
600 paper plates x 3/4 gallons of water = 450 gallons of water
600 plates / 14 place settings = 42.8 dish washer cycles = 43 dish washer cylces
43 dish washer cycles x 10 gallons of water= 430 gallons of water
43 dish washer cycles x 15 gallons of water= 645 gallons of water
So reusable plates and a dishwasher you use anywhere from 430 to 645 gallons of water compared to the 450 gallons of water it takes to make 600 paper plates. So shockingly there is not much a of difference in terms of the effect on the environment.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:32 pm to RobbBobb
I love how people pretending to care about water usage in this thread
Posted on 2/11/25 at 12:33 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I see a side benefit of using paper plates is pissing off Karen. Noted.
There's a word for people who enjoy pissing other people off.
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