Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups
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#2Thats why I always bring my 2 liter ceramic jug whenever I go on a coffee date
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#4Thats why I always bring my 2 liter ceramic jug whenever I go on a coffee date
You never know what could be in that ceramic, though. I recommend to just use your hands and let your date drink from them.
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#5This was a strange read.
"Just as toxic" reads, obviously, as "as bad as", with the implication that paper is as bad as plastic.
But the article ignores paper entirely and focuses on the use of PLA liners in (some) paper cups and lids.
So, already there is obviously far less potentially toxic material and so already the title is untrue.
Then the article states that there are "as many chemicals" in PLA as regular plastics.
Ok? But what those chemicals are obviously matters?
They say that mosquito larvae were negatively affected by both paper and plastic cups, but not to what degrees.
This, at least as presented, is trash.
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#6Oh, yeah, that's no secret. Anything that touches food is lined to within an inch of its life with plastic. There's no escaping that. Every soda can you drink, most of your reusable water bottles, all that supposedly eco-friendly packaging is loaded with plastic.
And they can BPA-free you all they want, but they just keep shifting to newer, less tested substances that don't have a bad reputation yet.
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#7This was a strange read. "Just as toxic" reads, obviously, as "as bad as", with the implication that paper is as bad as plastic. But the article ignores paper entirely and focuses on the use of PLA liners in (some) paper cups and lids. So, already there is obviously far less potentially toxic material and so already the title is untrue. Then the article states that there are "as many chemicals" in PLA as regular plas…
Taken literally, you're right, but in effect their point remains that paper (food containers) nonetheless can be toxic.
I think the main point is this is a serious issue but there's still time to phase this stuff out of our lives without it causing a massive inconvenience. They mentioned at the bottom of the article there's an effort in the UN to organize an agreement to ban plastics, and the authors called for transparency requirements from the plastics industry.
Re: Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups
#8This was a strange read. "Just as toxic" reads, obviously, as "as bad as", with the implication that paper is as bad as plastic. But the article ignores paper entirely and focuses on the use of PLA liners in (some) paper cups and lids. So, already there is obviously far less potentially toxic material and so already the title is untrue. Then the article states that there are "as many chemicals" in PLA as regular plas…
Whether there is a microscopic lining, or the plastic is an inch thick, the amount that leaches off, especially in the presence of a hot food substance, that's the amount that's harmful, and any leaching is going to be in small, frequent doses over a large period of time, and that's the harm they'll find.
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#10The author's point out how before the Second World War, people had to be taught how to adapt to a consumable life style, and therefore we can (and must) continue to adapt to a more sustainable lifestyle.