So what the hell are we supposed to drink now?
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2024
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A couple recommendations from the article:
The new finding reinforces long-held expert advice to drink tap water from glass or stainless steel containers to reduce exposure, Mason said. That advice extends to other foods and drinks packaged in plastic as well, she added.
“We can avoid consuming foods and beverages in plastic containers. We can wear clothing made from natural fabrics and buy consumer products made from natural materials,” Houlihan said. “We can simply take stock of the plastic in our daily lives and find alternatives whenever feasible.”
Good luck with that in Mexico. All drinking water is bottled and 99.999something% is plastic bottles and I can tell you that coca cola and Pepsi (having some 99something% of the market) won't give a flying fuck about the health of millions of people, or the environment, those bottles will remain plastic and fuck you all.
Don't forget ceramics!
ceramics
are they good or bad? now i'm not sure!
If you're trying to avoid micro plastics, as long as you use ceramics that don't use acrylic, you should be good.
But what about micro-ceramics!!
Did you know that eating the shards of just one porcelain teapot can kill an adult walrus? Imagine what the tiny nano-shards of those ceramics might do to you!!
They could probably kill a bunch of nano walruses
All ceramic ware meant for food is coated with glass
Welp, we’re fucked 🤷🏼♂️
No shit. You think bottled water companies are using the best plastic to protect their customers? Thats a stupid way to think honestly. No corporation has your best interests in mind and it’s been that way for at least 40 years.
The plastic industry is a cancer and gives you cancer.
Buy glass and reuse it or get a water bottle and find a clean source to draw from. Your tap may be the best option.
I'm still in shock so many people actually continue to buy plastic bottles. Not only is it wasting your own money and plastic, you could have just bought one reusable water bottle and have it last you for years.
The only case I understand someone buying plastic bottles is because there is literally 0 other way to safely get drinking water, like idk Flint Michigan or Lima Peru. Almost everyone else has easy access to safe tap water, and yet they buy plastic again and again! If you continue to waste plastic bottles, you probably deserve this at this point.
Is this karma?
If you read the article, almost all of the nano plastic by particle count is from cheap polyamide reverse osmosis water filtration membranes - not the bottles.
Not looking good bros. This is our era’s lead poisoning.