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Waxed paper, glass jars and bottles, metal cans.

• Gigachad 1y ago
  Also I imagine just less processed crap and takeaway containers in general. They didn’t have plastic wrapped baked goods shipped from another country. It was just baked in the store you bought it and served on a plate.
• yetihehe 1y ago
  Some glass bottles can contain more microplastics than plastic bottles... [0] https://anses.hal.science/anses-05066642/file/Chaib_JFCA_2025.pdf https://anses.hal.science/anses-05066642/file/Chaib_JFCA_202... [1] https://www.sciencealert.com/glass-bottles-actually-contain-more-microplastics-scientists-find https://www.sciencealert.com/glass-bottles-actually-contain-...
  • Timshel 1y ago
    Since it appears to be from the outer paint on the cap, it's relatively straightforward to select bottles with unpainted caps.
    • yetihehe 1y ago
      In the article, scientists developed a procedure to decrease amount of microplastic in such situations: a blast of air on caps. But "just use glass" doesn't mean "microplastic free".
  • denkmoon 1y ago
    I'm reasonably sure however that the glass bottles themselves are not contributing to the pervasive abundance of microplastics in the environment. The article also cites that it comes from the paint on the caps. I'm sure that can be fixed.