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by goeiedaggoeie 3y ago
polymers degrade, especially with heat or UV. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-are-in-our-bodies-how-much-do-they-harm-us https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro...
Plastics have been a blessing to us humans and a curse to nature.
- userbinator 3y agoTupperware is an example of very durable and safe plastic.
- goeiedaggoeie 3y agoMaybe our definitions of the word "safe" differ. Tupperware before 2010 had BPA in it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_is_this_white_stuff_that_shows_up_on_my/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_i... https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-after-old-tupperware-tests-positive-for-lead-and-arsenic-c-402928 https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-afte...
- userbinator 3y ago"Detectable" != "unsafe". A lot of FUD articles use that word, and your first link is probably the most factual. But FYI the only Tupperware products that have had BPA are those made using polycarbonate (PC), which is a hard and brittle plastic very different from most of their products and not the first to come to mind upon mention of the brand; on the other hand, the semi-flexible containers they're most known for are PE/PP, which don't require plasticisers at all.