Fortunately, paper plates have a thin coating of plastic, which is ostensibly to prevent sagging, but is also an endocrine disruptor.
So it's likely affecting Americans reproductive systems? This wouldn't be the case I suppose if they washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
A lot of things are making humans infertilenowadaysm. Paper plates The inside coating of soda cans Plastic bottles Thermal reciept paper Coatings on grocery strore fruit Polyester + polycotton Etc etc... It's almost as though there's some kind of depop agenda.