Thoughts? I am currently trying to avoid using plastic packed drinks as much as possible due to it’s limited and finite recycle count

    • BreakDecks@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      A standalone plastic bottle is 20-40g of PET.

      The lining of a soda can is about 1g of BPA.

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      6 months ago

      They have plastic coating, yes, but way less plastic and way easier to just burn it off in the crucible.

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      6 months ago

      That’s like saying cars and trucks are made of paint because they have a layer of it on the outside.

      Can liners are both an extremely small portion of the overall container as well as being absolutely essential for most canned beverages.

      Additionally, many/most manufacturers have or are moving away from liner materials that contain BPA.