Paper or Plastic?

[coolconfidentme]

This week I decided to give paper plates a try in lieu of my plastic toddler plates. I may cost a little more over all, but I'm banking on the time savings I will get. I'm McLovin it so far.

What do you use???

[Willow]

I used to use plastic but recently switched to paper. I don't think I'll ever go back

[Blackcat31]

I use paper everything. Plate, cups, bowls etc. I also recycle 99.5% of everything we use. I know not all communities allow you to recycle paper products that have had food on them, but I just rinse them and toss into the paper recycle bin and that's that.

I also spend only about $25 per year on garbage because of the fact that we recycle so much.

I love the use and toss aspect of using paper products

[youretooloud]

Paper.

The plastic was taking up so much space in our dishwasher that I was barely fitting a day's worth in there and running the washer every single day.

[daycarediva]

I always use plastic, but decided on paper for summer. We eat outside and it's soooo much easier to toss it than to deal with food scraping and carrying it all back in the house.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

We use plastic most of the time. Every once in a while for snack I will use paper if I know I need to be out of here. We do not have recycling readily available. I can't take tossing that much! I also do not use paper towels. I do not have a dishwasher either. Handwash, but how long does it really take to wash 6 plates! If they had disposable cookware maybe!! LOL.

[countrymom]

we use plastic here. the problem with paper here is that they pick up every other week. By week 1 my bin is full (I rent mine because its a big can) so by week 2 I have no other place to put it.

[melilley]

I use both for lunch depending on what we are eating. For snack I always use paper, but I cut the plates in half.

[Meeko]

Disposable everything! Plates/bowls/cups/silverware.

Tax deductible.
Recycles.
Not running the dishwasher all day. (We are a family of 5 with 16 daycare kids)
Saves a ton of time.

Most important......saves my sanity.

[crazydaycarelady]

I use plastic thinking I am saving money, but I am running my dishwasher daily full of dc stuff!

Thinking I might switch to paper now!

[LK5kids]

Plastic but years ago I used paper for 10 years!

[LaLa1923]

Right now I'm using plastic but I think I would like to switch to paper. I run my dishwasher at least once a day but we don't pay for water.

[LoraJenkins]

I use plastic and always have. We don't even use paper towels. It's funny because my Mother visited last Friday and during lunch she asked where the "good" china was (meaning paper plates), and was shocked that I don't use them with all the daycare kids & family members I feed every day. LOL

[Familycare71]

I use plastic thinking I am saving money, but I am running my dishwasher daily full of dc stuff!

Thinking I might switch to paper now!

Me too!!!

[MissAnn]

Do you guys just use the thin paper plates? What size plastic cups?