What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young woman chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a garden hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family instead of doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house (not like it's a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the dinner table. Using paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy and ruin the environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but still... nice!!!! Tsk.
On Apr 16, 12:50 pm, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young woman > chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a garden > hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family instead of > doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house (not like it's > a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the dinner table. Using > paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy and ruin the > environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but still... > nice!!!! Tsk.
Plain ol' cardboard is easily biodegradable, and is not "ruining the environment." Who have you been listening to? D'you think the detergent from washing her dishes is any less damaging?
Nancy2 wrote: > On Apr 16, 12:50 pm, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young >> woman chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a >> garden hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family >> instead of doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house >> (not like it's a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the >> dinner table. Using paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy >> and ruin the environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but >> still... nice!!!! Tsk.
> Plain ol' cardboard is easily biodegradable, and is not "ruining the > environment." Who have you been listening to? D'you think the > detergent from washing her dishes is any less damaging?
Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the environment???
Dano wrote: > Nancy2 wrote: >> On Apr 16, 12:50 pm, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young >>> woman chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a >>> garden hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family >>> instead of doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house >>> (not like it's a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the >>> dinner table. Using paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy >>> and ruin the environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but >>> still... nice!!!! Tsk.
>> Plain ol' cardboard is easily biodegradable, and is not "ruining the >> environment." Who have you been listening to? D'you think the >> detergent from washing her dishes is any less damaging?
> Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the > environment???
> Good grief...
Being biodegradable doesn't make them good for the environment. Trees are cut down to make the products. Trees that remove carbon from the atmosphere for free.
And how many of those plates are burned? Throwing the carbon right back into the atmosphere?
And paper has a limited recycling life...so for every fibre recycled into paper plates, it's one less fibre that can be recycled into paper sheets, towels or toilet paper.
And one can buy bio-friendly dish washing detergent.
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We must change the way we live, or the climate will do it for us.
"Dano" <janeandd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the > environment???
...and toilet paper.
I did read something once about the amount of paper processing chemicals/inks/etc... that went into paper grocery sacks and the conclusion was that the plastic grocery bags are actually less damaging than the paper sacks.
On Apr 16, 10:50 am, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young woman > chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a garden > hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family instead of > doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house (not like it's > a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the dinner table. Using > paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy and ruin the > environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but still... > nice!!!! Tsk.
Which is worse? Wasting water washing dishes (and using dish soap) or using paper plates that can be recycled and are biodegradable? I do use Dixie plates and when used for "dry" items reuse them for other things like giving pets their treats. Dixie plates have never been styrofoam, that's Hefty who brought those out.
Obveeus wrote: > "Dano" <janeandd...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the >> environment???
> ...and toilet paper.
> I did read something once about the amount of paper processing > chemicals/inks/etc... that went into paper grocery sacks and the conclusion > was that the plastic grocery bags are actually less damaging than the paper > sacks.
You can buy the cheaper paper plates that have no painted designs or colors on them. Just white.
BTW, paper plates also make microwave cooking easier. And that type of cooking is more efficient use of energy than oven cooking.
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> Obveeus wrote: > > "Dano" <janeandd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the > >> environment???
> > ...and toilet paper.
> > I did read something once about the amount of paper processing > > chemicals/inks/etc... that went into paper grocery sacks and the conclusion > > was that the plastic grocery bags are actually less damaging than the paper > > sacks.
> You can buy the cheaper paper plates that have no painted designs or > colors on them. Just white.
> BTW, paper plates also make microwave cooking easier. And that type of > cooking is more efficient use of energy than oven cooking.
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And that's how we do the majority of our cooking as well. My son sometimes cuts a little x in the top of the plate to make a nice microwave cover so the sauces don't splatter all over...thus preventing me from using even more environmentally unfriendly cleaning products and extra paper towels. BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
"Seerialmom" <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote: > BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper >towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
If you rinse them out and hang them up on the line, you can sometimes get a dozen or so cleaning with each paper towel.
As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and takes even less time to prepare.
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:31:50 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
>"Seerialmom" <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper >>towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
>If you rinse them out and hang them up on the line, you can sometimes get a >dozen or so cleaning with each paper towel.
>As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be >eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and >takes even less time to prepare.
If you all really really cared about the environment you'd sit on a working microwave and kill your sperm or eggs with radiation.
"David" <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote: > If you all really really cared about the environment you'd sit on a > working microwave and kill your sperm or eggs with radiation.
Why waste energy with the microwave when you can just use one of those handy Ginsu knives?
> On Apr 16, 4:36 pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Obveeus wrote: > > > "Dano" <janeandd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> Next up...paper towels, napkins and facial tissues...harmful to the > > >> environment???
> > > ...and toilet paper.
> > > I did read something once about the amount of paper processing > > > chemicals/inks/etc... that went into paper grocery sacks and the conclusion > > > was that the plastic grocery bags are actually less damaging than the paper > > > sacks.
> > You can buy the cheaper paper plates that have no painted designs or > > colors on them. Just white.
> > BTW, paper plates also make microwave cooking easier. And that type of > > cooking is more efficient use of energy than oven cooking.
> > -- > > Steven L. > > Email: sdlit...@earthlinkNOSPAM.net > > Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
> And that's how we do the majority of our cooking as well. My son > sometimes cuts a little x in the top of the plate to make a nice > microwave cover so the sauces don't splatter all over...thus > preventing me from using even more environmentally unfriendly cleaning > products and extra paper towels. BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper > towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)- Hide quoted text -
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GREAT idea with the paper-plate covers in the microwave. I generally use wax paper, but sometimes if it's tomato sauce, it will splatter from underneath the wax paper.
I always use plain white paper goods; and also re-use paper towels for icky messes.
My washing machine (don't know if they make this model any more) will drain wash water, like from a "white" load," into my laundry sink, and refill from the laundry sink for the next load, like kitchen rugs or stuff that's similar. It's called a "suds-saver." Very useful and efficient.
On Apr 16, 9:31 pm, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
> "Seerialmom" <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper > >towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
> If you rinse them out and hang them up on the line, you can sometimes get a > dozen or so cleaning with each paper towel.
> As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be > eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and > takes even less time to prepare.
Yeah, sure, bring on the raw chicken and meat. Oh, and don't forget the whitefish which commonly has little worms in it.
> On Apr 16, 10:50 am, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young woman > > chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a garden > > hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family instead of > > doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house (not like it's > > a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the dinner table. Using > > paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy and ruin the > > environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but still... > > nice!!!! Tsk.
> Which is worse? Wasting water washing dishes (and using dish soap) or > using paper plates that can be recycled and are biodegradable? I do > use Dixie plates and when used for "dry" items reuse them for other > things like giving pets their treats. Dixie plates have never been > styrofoam, that's Hefty who brought those out.
Oh, the OP just saw an ad and had an uninformed knee-jerk reaction without thinking about "What happens next?" She must have missed those segments on "Electric Company." LOL.
"Nancy2" <nancy-doo...@uiowa.edu> wrote: >On Apr 16, 9:31 pm, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote: >> As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be >> eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and >> takes even less time to prepare. >Yeah, sure, bring on the raw chicken and meat. Oh, and don't forget >the whitefish which commonly has little worms in it.
I'm not sure why you classify chicken as different from meat, but wither way, meats shouldn't be cooked in the microwave anyway...at least, not if you want them to taste good.
> On Apr 16, 6:10 pm, Seerialmom <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 16, 10:50 am, Taylor <lukebenw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > What nerve they have in their latest ad (starting off w/ a young woman > > > chasing her toddler son around in circles on the lawn w/ a garden > > > hose). Because they can be spending time w/ their family instead of > > > doing dishes they boast.... serving 2 kids in the house (not like it's > > > a large or even small family gathering!!!) at the dinner table. Using > > > paper plates for that as an excuse to be lazy and ruin the > > > environment. I know they're not Styrofoam any more, but still... > > > nice!!!! Tsk.
> > Which is worse? Wasting water washing dishes (and using dish soap) or > > using paper plates that can be recycled and are biodegradable? I do > > use Dixie plates and when used for "dry" items reuse them for other > > things like giving pets their treats. Dixie plates have never been > > styrofoam, that's Hefty who brought those out.
> Oh, the OP just saw an ad and had an uninformed knee-jerk reaction > without thinking about "What happens next?" She must have missed > those segments on "Electric Company." LOL.
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I'm grateful I have a DVR so I can avoid having my intelligence insulted by the majority of commercials out there. The only time I watch commercials is "on purpose" during the Super Bowl (or if there's any "funniest commercials" show on). But you know what...if given a choice between doing dishes or allowing myself more time to play with the kids...I'd choose the kids.
On Apr 16, 7:31 pm, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
> "Seerialmom" <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper > >towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
> If you rinse them out and hang them up on the line, you can sometimes get a > dozen or so cleaning with each paper towel.
> As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be > eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and > takes even less time to prepare.
heheh...that's ok...I figure getting 2-3 uses out of a paper towel that was used just for drying freshly washed hands is good enough (they dry pretty quickly). Once it has a "mess" on it out to the can it goes.
> On Apr 16, 9:31 pm, "Obveeus" <Obve...@aol.com> wrote:
> > "Seerialmom" <seerial...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > BTW...I also "reuse" my Bounty paper > > >towels for cleaning up floor messes. ;)
> > If you rinse them out and hang them up on the line, you can sometimes get a > > dozen or so cleaning with each paper towel.
> > As for the microwave, if you all cared about the environment you would be > > eating raw food. It is better for you, better for the environment, and > > takes even less time to prepare.
> Yeah, sure, bring on the raw chicken and meat. Oh, and don't forget > the whitefish which commonly has little worms in it.
> N.
Many moons ago I used to cut 4oz filets from frozen cod bricks....and we'd pick those little worms right out :)
