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>aluminum and thinner plastic bottles [...] can be crushed These schemes are common in Germany as well, often side by side with the glass bottles. But cans rea
by _0ffh 7y ago
>aluminum and thinner plastic bottles [...] can be crushed
These schemes are common in Germany as well, often side by side with the glass bottles. But cans really only come in single serving sizes, and some people are wary about plastic bottles.
- EForEndeavour 7y ago> and some people are wary about plastic bottles Are people worried about potential health effects of plastic leaching into the contents, or something else?
- _0ffh 7y agoYes, originally mostly concerns about Bisphenol A [1], later also it's substitutes. That, plus the more recent reports about microplastic pollution [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A#Health_effects [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
- afiori 7y agoI just moved to germany and routinely people in my local super market come with a few dozen empty plastic bottle for the crusher, maybe it is a regional thing (saarland here)