On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:10:46 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:34:14 GMT, (Cindy Hamilton)
> > wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> Julie Bove > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >What's the diff? Paper plates are very cheap and I can often get them
> >> >for
> >> >free. And here they don't go into the landfill. They are recycled. If
> >> >you
> >> >want to waste soap, hot water, bleach, etc. to wash your cutting boards,
> >> >have at it!
> >>
> >> Have you ever been in the vicinity of a paper mill? More resources are
> >> used up in making a paper plate than in washing any cutting board.
> >>
> > They used to put waste from "the" paper mill (which makes it sound
> > local, but I never knew where it was) on gravel roads when I was a
> > kid. Oh, man... that stuff was stinky!
>
> Yep. We had one here. I am used to the smell.

Thanks. A friend I'm in touch with from elementary school says it was
some sort of waste from oil production. I had no idea they pumped any
oil in that area. I'm going with the paper mill theory.

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