Paper plates, bowls, and other disposable picnic ware is awfully convenient: no dishes to wash once the meal’s over. That convenience comes at a cost, though: a single paper plate represents about a half gallon of water used in its production, as well as trees and energy. You definitely can’t recycled a soiled paper plate, and, depending on the material from which it’s made, composting may not be an option, either, because of coatings used to keep liquids from seeping through the plate.
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