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Originally Posted by Txjake
I would guess, an older existing set of glass plates. The effect on the environment is now limited to washing it periodically. Do that with an "green" soap and you are not leaving much of an imprint on the environment. paper would need to be replaced, and although trees are grown as a renewable resource, the process to make paper and then get it to market is dirtier. Add in the solid waste factor, pick up, landfill, etc. and the glass wins hands down.
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Txjake has the correct answer. It takes a lot of water and chemicals and energy to make a paper plate you use once. Then more energy to haul it away, and then space in a landfill, and then you do it again and again 1000 times. 1 glass plate you can use forever. Only run your dishwasher when it is full and you save even more.
Mike
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1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
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