Good quality disposable plates

Try homebargains think they have have bamboo plates & cups.

You could get some from a charity shop and re-donate them afterwards. People will prefer china, as stated above.

Cafes nowadays serve teas in non-matching china. Once the food is served you don't really see the plates, so you don't even need to have a matching set.

The plates are probably the least bother to wash up, there will be pots, pans, cutlery and miscellaneous serving implements which create even more hassle.

Accept offers of help with the clearing up.

Ask everyone to bring their own plates, glasses and cutlery.

Just some ideas......

PS - they are disposable, but I preferred to give them a quick wash in warm soapy water, but then I only had 6 guests.

I got my plates from Temu - very pretty , clear plastic with a gold trim. They won’t be going to land fill just yet - I’ll be using them for many parties to come.

I used to have a large quantity of woven cane plate holders, they made heavy duty paper plates look acceptable and paper is better than anything else for recycling.
Unfortunately I lent them out to someone and never got them back.

Tesco sells disposable bamboo plates and bowls but I’ve no idea on cost. Personally, I’d bite the bullet and use crockery, I prefer to not put more stuff into recycling bins.

You could buy bamboo.

Oh dear , I think I’d rather eat off a nice China plate !
All that plastic in land fill !
Even nice paper plates are coated with plastic , or they would leak