Thoughts? I am currently trying to avoid using plastic packed drinks as much as possible due to it’s limited and finite recycle count

    • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
      38·
      2 months ago

      A standalone plastic bottle is 20-40g of PET.

      The lining of a soda can is about 1g of BPA.

      • scoobford@lemmy.zip
        73·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, but it is a lining. The entire interior surface is plastic, so is the risk of chemical leeching any different?

          • scoobford@lemmy.zip
            92·
            2 months ago

            The BPA coating is what I’m referring to. A lot of people are not fond of plastic bottles because they want to avoid BPA leeching jntk their drink. Switching to a can lined with BPA doesn’t seem to help the issue at all.

            • Shayeta@feddit.deEnglish
              8·
              2 months ago

              Honestly, not much that can be done other than voicing concerns to your representatives. Thankfully, here in EU a resolution has been passed earlier this year banning BPA and other bisphenols. Hopefully it gets put into action soon.

        • Zeppo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Yes, but the problem is they replaced it with BPS which is basically the same, but less tested.

    • derpgon@programming.dev
      13·
      2 months ago

      They have plastic coating, yes, but way less plastic and way easier to just burn it off in the crucible.

    • hydrospanner@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      That’s like saying cars and trucks are made of paint because they have a layer of it on the outside.

      Can liners are both an extremely small portion of the overall container as well as being absolutely essential for most canned beverages.

      Additionally, many/most manufacturers have or are moving away from liner materials that contain BPA.