Kiki Poll Time

[Aunt Angus]

Last time I used paper plates at home, it was when we all had COVID and couldn't walk far, let alone wash dishes.

But I have multiple sets of dishes because DH is a huge collector of Mid-century decor, including tableware. I have soooo many dishes. So many.

 

[CaroleW]

I use paper plates all the time. Not for eating dinner on but I literally just ate a piece of cake on a paper plate. I do enough dishes as it is, I like the convenience of throwing it away if it's for something little. Anytime we have a family reunion or huge get together, we use paper plates and plastic ware. My grandma, God rest her soul, would make us all save the plastic ware and wash them to reuse them. She has been gone a long time now but we still do it. Out of habit I think

I have long distance family that does this. And my great aunt exactly 50 years older than me had this problem too but worse. You couldn't walk thru her house for all the stacks of recyclables/newspaper, etc. I don't want to become what I've seen as a major family problem so I'm looking into how to do my version of minimalism (It would have more backstock of consumables than true minimalists). I will need to take care of the problem soon in my family because I don't think social services will let them come home from broken leg rehab/respite care unless it is cleaned up to a reasonable standard. I'll have to travel cross country to clean this mess up.

I think there is a place for convenience food and paper plates if it is thrown away and takes th burden off you to focus on more pressing things. It cannot be kept in the house to become a potential life-threatening situation.