Sturdy Paper Plates with Less Waste

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Sturdy Paper Plates with Less Waste

Submitted by: james77777 06/08/2009 9:28 AM

When you need to use paper plates, the cheap ones are too thin to hold food and the thicker ones are expensive for a second serving of one dab of potato salad. I just hand each person a stack of 10 cheap paper plates. Most often, only the top one is dirty for the light eaters so I only need to toss the top plate.

The chow hounds with the heavy steak knives may soil the top three and they are tossed. The extra paper plates in the pile give the support necessary for food.

I hear the recycle people do not want dirty paper plates. Nor do they want envelopes, staples, or spiral binders because of problems with recycling.

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my gram had a stack of those basket type plate holders, works great, but you have to have a lot if serving a big crowd

Posted by anonymous on June 08, 2009 10:25 AM

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I buy the cheap paper plates and support them with cheap styrafoam plates. I don't like to eat off styrafoam but will save them for cold foods like sandwiches and salad.

I also save my meat trays. Wash them in soap with bleach to sterilize and use them for plates at no cost. When buying meat in bulk it comes in large plastic containers. great for taking foods to cookouts and such. When food is gone you don't feel bad about throughing away the container. Recycle all containers and jars. They're free!!!!!!

Posted by Gale Osborn on June 08, 2009 12:28 PM

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you can compost used paper plates instead of throwing them in the trash

Posted by KReed on June 08, 2009 12:34 PM

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I bought about 8 cheap plastic plates for daily use by my family of 5 at the $1 store to support the paper plates. I bought them so long ago, I think I was able to purchase a pkg. of 2 or 4 for a $1 and they have more than paid for themselves over the years.

Posted by anonymous on July 18, 2009 3:48 PM

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