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You can't 100% avoid its use but you can certainly mitigate it somewhat, hopeful that the density plays a role and having fewer microplastics is better than hav

You can't 100% avoid its use but you can certainly mitigate it somewhat, hopeful that the density plays a role and having fewer microplastics is better than having more. But it's not too hard, just don't buy food that's covered in plastic packages (most junk food), use glassware and silverware more often, avoid plastic bottled drinks as much as possible whenever possible and so on.

autoexec 2y ago
> just don't buy food that's covered in plastic packages (most junk food), That's "most food" period. Yes, people should look for alternatives where they exist, but don't expect to find many and don't expect them to be affordable to most people. Plastic is everywhere and the idea that we can solve this by voting with our wallets is a joke. People can't even be expected to know when their stuff is plastic. Most people have no idea that basically all of their clothes are made of plastics. I once asked someone if they wanted their coke in a bottle or a can and they said they wanted a can because they go out of their way to "never drink out of plastic". They were very upset to learn that plastic lines the inside of aluminum cans and they've still been drinking out of plastic containers the entire time. Less plastic is better than more plastic at least.
- onemoresoop 2y ago
  I never said you can avoid it altogether, just mitigate exposure. Re-read my comment please
disqard 2y ago
> just don't buy food that's covered in plastic packages. Canned food/ingredients are also in contact with the inner lining: "According to the Can Manufacturers Institute, today about 95 percent of food cans are made without BPA-based linings, using a variety of other coatings, or polymers. The trade group says linings are now typically made from non-BPA acrylic or polyester epoxies, or olefin polymers. But it’s unclear whether this vague list includes all alternatives in use – and more importantly, whether they’re safer than BPA." https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/bpa-update-tracking-canned-food-phaseout https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/bpa-update-tracking-c...

autoexec 2y ago

> just don't buy food that's covered in plastic packages (most junk food), That's "most food" period. Yes, people should look for alternatives where they exist, but don't expect to find many and don't expect them to be affordable to most people. Plastic is everywhere and the idea that we can solve this by voting with our wallets is a joke. People can't even be expected to know when their stuff is plastic. Most people have no idea that basically all of their clothes are made of plastics. I once asked someone if they wanted their coke in a bottle or a can and they said they wanted a can because they go out of their way to "never drink out of plastic". They were very upset to learn that plastic lines the inside of aluminum cans and they've still been drinking out of plastic containers the entire time. Less plastic is better than more plastic at least.

onemoresoop 2y ago
I never said you can avoid it altogether, just mitigate exposure. Re-read my comment please

disqard 2y ago

> just don't buy food that's covered in plastic packages. Canned food/ingredients are also in contact with the inner lining: "According to the Can Manufacturers Institute, today about 95 percent of food cans are made without BPA-based linings, using a variety of other coatings, or polymers. The trade group says linings are now typically made from non-BPA acrylic or polyester epoxies, or olefin polymers. But it’s unclear whether this vague list includes all alternatives in use – and more importantly, whether they’re safer than BPA." https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/bpa-update-tracking-canned-food-phaseout https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/bpa-update-tracking-c...