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E.R. Flynn's avatar

Plastic waste, which eventually ends up as micro and nano plastics that are then consumed by animals and also humans is a HUGE problem that the Plastic and drink industry is doing everything possible to downplay it's dangers and effects. A recent study concluded that a plastic bottle of water contains a 100x more nano particles of plastic than was previous thought. This means over time humans are consuming plastic and clogging their organs with the gunk. However this study didn't bother to look at how many nano plastics are in bottles of Coke or other somewhat corrosive drinks. It's probably 1000X worse.

Plastics start their toxic effects on the world even before they go into the waste cycle. Bad news all around for sustainability and the health of the world.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you, Sue,for this timely information. Suspicions confirmed. Why do we even waste our time?Just another example of a problem that could have been avoided if any thinking had been done before the fact. The greed and heedlessness of big business... sigh.

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