[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

So, the french are going back to before the Dark Ages when men ate from wooden plates and wood spoons? Everything else, crockery, glass, Porcelain all require energy to produce.

[Reeses]

If the alternatives cost more that is a huge clue they consume more resources and emit more pollution.

[MUDDOG]

the Dark Ages when men ate from wooden plates and wood spoons

Ice cream in a Dixie Cup with a flat wooden spoon.