Plated Flatware
What uses less energy: disposable plates & flatware at the office or dishwashing real plates and forks?
We all know how much waste disposable flatware and plates produce at the office, but I need to find an energy comparison that proves energy efficient dishwashers and real plates and forks are better for the environment. Does anyone have have any statistics ?
See the link for graphs and numerical details.
The results are extremely sensitive to the amount of energy the dishwasher requires for cleaning each cup. Hocking’s choice for the dishwasher, requiring 0.18 MJ/cup-wash, is barely less than the manufacturing energy of the foam cup, 0.19 MJ/cup. If Hocking had chosen even a slightly less energy-efficient dishwasher as his standard, then the reusable cups would never have broken even with the foam cup.
The lesson of this life-cycle energy analysis is that the choice between reusable and disposable cups doesn’t matter much in its overall environmental impact. One should use one’s best judgement.
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