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Why not just do the washing-up by hand...? No electricity, just a few litres of hot water, a few litres of rinsing water, a few drops of detergent, no noise, no fuss. Especially if it%26#039;s only a couple of plates.Paper plates not only need resources to make them, but they have to go into land-fill after use -- no excuse for such waste and laziness! Dishwasher has to be better, if too lazy to wash up -- and of course you%26#039;re making sure it%26#039;s full before running it.
(I don%26#039;t think you meant %26quot;conservative%26quot; -- that%26#039;s a political position, not an ecological one. Conservation, not conservatism... %26quot;What%26#039;s better conservation%26quot;, or %26quot;which is greener%26quot; would have covered it.) 50% 2 Votes
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The real answer to this lies in where you are. If you are in an area where there is a lot of water nearby (requiring less pumping) and landfill space is at a premium or you%26#039;re a long distance from a recycling facility, then the dishwasher is the better choice. If you live in an arid area where water is at a premium and there%26#039;s lots of room for landfill, then paper plates might be the better alternative, especially if you use the time saved in clean up on some eco-friendly activity.
BTW, the same rationale holds true for disposable vs cloth diapers. There have been studies that show the total energy consumption/eco-footprint of these choices are pretty much a wash, although I%26#039;m unable to cite a source directly (sorry about that). 0% 0 Votes -
running the dishwasher. they have a point on the Yahoo! plan for conserving energy about how it is safer to use reusable silverware and plates then disposable ones.
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while running the dishwasher is more expensive, Using paper plates is less eco-friendly. I say you have 6 in one hand and 1/2 dozen in the other.
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It depends.
Washing dishes of a usual amount, running the dishwasher is more conservative (because paper comes from trees). 0% 0 Votes -
Running the dishwater every night. Disposables create more problem. the problem of production and problems of disposals too.
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both suck. Try harder.
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Let your dog lick your dishes after you%26#039;re done eating.
Then wash them by hand. 25% 1 Vote -
Good one. It depends how many plates you use, I believe. If you somehow manage to fill the dishwasher every night, go for the dishwasher, because that would be a package of paper plates a day.
But if you only use about three or four plates, you might as well go for the paper plates. 0% 0 Votes