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A big irony of course is that disposable cups were once good for your health. Since they are only used once, they're fairly sanitary, and were the great pandemi

A big irony of course is that disposable cups were once good for your health. Since they are only used once, they're fairly sanitary, and were the great pandemic startup idea of 1918. https://www.fastcompany.com/90520298/how-dixie-cups-became-the-breakout-startup-of-the-1918-pandemic https://www.fastcompany.com/90520298/how-dixie-cups-became-t...

mkskm 6y ago
I was bringing reusable cups to coffee shops frequently prior to the pandemic. Wonder how long it'll be before that's feasible again.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago
  My local coffee shop has started using them again. With the other precautions they are taking it seems low risk.
- Steve44 6y ago
  Do you know how your reusable one compares to these PE lined paper ones? If it's one of the recently trendy 'bamboo' cups, I'm fairly certain most of them are made of predominately with melamine. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/reusable-bamboo-mugs-leach-dangerous-amounts-of-formaldehyde-and-melamine/4010950.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/reusable-bamboo-mugs-lea... > Overall, the BfR tested 228 bamboo mugs for formaldehyde and 180 for melamine. In each case, more than 35% of the cups released harmful substances in amounts that surpassed safety limits. Moreover, the amount of melamine – but not formaldehyde – the mugs released increased with repeated exposure to hot and slightly acidic liquids.
  - mkskm 6y ago
    It was the ecoffee cup from blue bottle. Looks like it is made from bamboo, may be worth reading out to them. https://bluebottlecoffee.com/store/blue-bottle-x-ecoffee-cup https://bluebottlecoffee.com/store/blue-bottle-x-ecoffee-cup
DoreenMichele 6y ago
There is no contradiction at all between the idea that something can be good for preventing the spread of germs and also basically poisoning you. These are two entirely different issues. If you can avoid both at the same time, terrific! If you can only avoid one, avoid the germs. They will kill you faster. (Ideally, you also work at reducing/limiting how much exposure you have to the thing poisoning you. Edit: One possible solution here is to drink your coffee cold, such as frappuccino drinks. Even in the same cup, it should be far less of an issue.)

mkskm 6y ago

I was bringing reusable cups to coffee shops frequently prior to the pandemic. Wonder how long it'll be before that's feasible again.

tonyedgecombe 6y ago
My local coffee shop has started using them again. With the other precautions they are taking it seems low risk.
Steve44 6y ago
Do you know how your reusable one compares to these PE lined paper ones? If it's one of the recently trendy 'bamboo' cups, I'm fairly certain most of them are made of predominately with melamine. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/reusable-bamboo-mugs-leach-dangerous-amounts-of-formaldehyde-and-melamine/4010950.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/reusable-bamboo-mugs-lea... > Overall, the BfR tested 228 bamboo mugs for formaldehyde and 180 for melamine. In each case, more than 35% of the cups released harmful substances in amounts that surpassed safety limits. Moreover, the amount of melamine – but not formaldehyde – the mugs released increased with repeated exposure to hot and slightly acidic liquids.
- mkskm 6y ago
  It was the ecoffee cup from blue bottle. Looks like it is made from bamboo, may be worth reading out to them. https://bluebottlecoffee.com/store/blue-bottle-x-ecoffee-cup https://bluebottlecoffee.com/store/blue-bottle-x-ecoffee-cup

DoreenMichele 6y ago

There is no contradiction at all between the idea that something can be good for preventing the spread of germs and also basically poisoning you. These are two entirely different issues. If you can avoid both at the same time, terrific! If you can only avoid one, avoid the germs. They will kill you faster. (Ideally, you also work at reducing/limiting how much exposure you have to the thing poisoning you. Edit: One possible solution here is to drink your coffee cold, such as frappuccino drinks. Even in the same cup, it should be far less of an issue.)