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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Now do soda bottles.

[–] Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago

So like all plastic containers and cans(they are all plastic lined) do this aswell then

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

3 different brand in the US.

Given US's standing in terms of holding corporations accountable and their poor standards and lower regulations around the sourcing I'm going to assume this isn't the case for the rest of the world.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

They were the only 3 they looked at. It's not about them being sub par quality, they measured for smaller nano plastics than have been tested before. I would assume all plastic containers do this, with a rate of speed relative to the medium contained within. All drinks with plastic, maybe the carbonated drinks move the plastic particles faster, even. How much of the food we consume is wrapped in plastic, and doing this.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They don’t even specify the brands and yet you’re more than happy to spin this into “America bad”. Lol. For all we know it could be Fiji or Evian brand, both of which are imported to the United States.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

From what's been reported in recent times, drinking any source of water comes with lots of plastic particles. As well as eating any food.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Obviously? The water is literally enrobed in plastic

[–] Hobbes@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Poetic justice for people drinking bottled water out of single use plastic.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You know all the sodas in those plastic bottles contain micro plastics too. Also our tap water contains micro plastics so there isn't really an escape from it.

[–] Hobbes@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago

Don’t drink sodas in plastic. Anyone using single use plastic deserves the consequences.