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Paper plate
A kind of plate · also called Disposable plate
About
A standard disposable dish measuring about 9 inches across, designed for lightweight single-use dining.
Standard paper dinner plates usually measure 9 to 10 inches wide, while smaller dessert plates are typically 6 to 7 inches across. Even though it provides nearly the same surface area as a traditional ceramic plate, it weighs dozens of times less. Because the shallow rim is stamped into thin paperboard, an entire stack of fifty plates takes up only a few inches of vertical space.
From Wikipedia
Disposable tableware includes all disposable tableware likedisposable cups made of paper, plastic, coated paper, plates, paper plates, initially patented by US inventor, Mouritz P. Toepfer, in 1904, tablecloths, placemats plastic cutlery, paper napkins, etc.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a paper plate?
- A standard dinner paper plate is about 9 inches (0.23 m) across, 0.6 inches (0.015 m) tall, and weighs roughly 0.35 ounces (0.01 kg). This gives it a diameter similar to a standard flying disc or frisbee.
- How much space does a paper plate take up?
- About 1.27 cups (300 mL), the volume of its body.
Weight
0.353 oz (10 g)
- Space it takes up
- 1.27 cups (300 mL)
- Length
- 9.06 in (23 cm)
- Height
- 0.591 in (1.5 cm)
Quick answer
A standard dinner paper plate is about 9 inches (0.23 m) across, 0.6 inches (0.015 m) tall, and weighs roughly 0.35 ounces (0.01 kg). This gives it a diameter similar to a standard flying disc or frisbee.
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