On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:39:34 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 4:58:34 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > I picked up a half-dozen plates about 4 inches in diameter that I use
> > as spoon rests. They sit in a stack near the stove and whenever I
> > need a clean one it's right there handy. They don't take up too
> > much room on my limited counter space next to the stove, so if I'm
> > doing, say, something with both a white sauce and a tomato sauce
> > there's no cross-contamination.
> >
> They are just the right size and very handy. Not too small and not too
> large. No leaking either.
> >
> > Foil, paper plates, and paper towels are too wasteful. The little
> > plates tuck into the dishwasher and represent a negligible use of
> > soap, water, and electricity to wash.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I do put my paper plates in the recycling bin along with junk mail and
> empty boxes and such.

We're told that any paper for recycling must be clean and grease-free.
Not all paper plates (especially if used as a spoon rest) qualify.

Cindy Hamilton