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Taken literally, you're right, but in effect their point remains that paper (food containers) nonetheless can be toxic. I think the main point is this is a ser
by asimpletune 3y ago
Taken literally, you're right, but in effect their point remains that paper (food containers) nonetheless can be toxic.
I think the main point is this is a serious issue but there's still time to phase this stuff out of our lives without it causing a massive inconvenience. They mentioned at the bottom of the article there's an effort in the UN to organize an agreement to ban plastics, and the authors called for transparency requirements from the plastics industry.
- theelous3 3y agoThat wasn't really their point. Their point was that paper containers are toxic, but it's a lie by omission to call them just paper containers. If they had just written a good faith article pointing out that paper containers typically also contain PLA and this is known to be toxic in the environment, all would be well. "PLA lined paper containers are toxic in the environment" would be a fair title. This might seem pedantic but we have to draw a line between good faith activism and intentionally misleading activism.