Catering disposables

Barbara Fruish
We want to phase out single use plastic, cups, bottles, forks and knifes, etc. Not sure that wooden cutlery is the answer. Is there a suitable replacement, has anyone carried out a long term impact study of the production cost of using disposable's compared to the cost of purchasing crockery and cutlery and the energy used to wash it?

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Ömer Ceylan
Dear Barbara, This is an interesting topic and I see that some research has already been conducted on this. You might find the following references useful: http://facilitymgmt.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/facilitymgmt/sustainability/envs410_121213-3_0.pdf https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/undergraduateresearch/18861/items/1.0108410 http://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10361/12283/16182014_BIGD.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y https://commons.pratt.edu/sesresearch/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2017/12/Aswitha_Kadekar-Capstone_Report.pdf Best, Ömer

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