Say “no” to paper napkins and paper plates

Posted on: December 27, 2007
Posted by: SiteEditorArianna
Related topics: daily challenge, eco friendly, and entertaining
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours

When you’re entertaining, it’s tempting to use disposable dishes and napkins to avoid the clean-up afterwards. But sticking to the more environmentally-sustainable options really is a lot more responsible.

If you’re in the habit of using disposable paper products when you entertain, challenge yourself the next time you have people over. Use cloth napkins and real plates. Do your part.

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TruTallica
Posted January 07, 2008 at 10:43 PM

This one is definitely an easy one for me, I would rather wash dishes than to throw a huge bag of trash away. Dishes are much more appealing to me than a smelly bag of trash.

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jaballinger
Posted January 09, 2008 at 05:15 PM

I rarely use paper plates and never paper napkins, but those darn paper towels by the sink are sooo convienent. I am trying to use cloth towels more though.

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rnirish
Posted February 26, 2008 at 08:18 PM

No more paper plates & cups. I still use paper towels, however! I tried using a dish towel to dry my hands at the kitchen sink, but, I still go back to paper towels. I’ll keep working at it, tho.

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deedee1
Posted April 06, 2008 at 06:51 PM

I am all for going green when ever possible, but I hate doing laundry so I wouldn’t use cloth napkins unless I was hosting a really fancy dinner. As far as the paper towels go, think of all the germs that are not being shared by using hand or dish towels. I only use paper plates when I am in a time crunch.