Aluminium drawback? Why US still uses so many plastic bottles?
Aluminium drawback? Why US still uses so many plastic bottles?
Thoughts? I am currently trying to avoid using plastic packed drinks as much as possible due to it's limited and finite recycle count
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Aren't aluminum cans still plastic bottles on the inside?
28 0 ReplyA standalone plastic bottle is 20-40g of PET.
The lining of a soda can is about 1g of BPA.
37 0 ReplyYeah, but it is a lining. The entire interior surface is plastic, so is the risk of chemical leeching any different?
6 0 ReplyYeah, you don't get any aluminum leeched into your drink.
11 0 ReplyThe 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.
9 0 ReplyHonestly, 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.
7 0 ReplyI hope to emigrate to the EU one day. To be blunt, we do not have our shit together over here...
2 0 ReplyHonestly, it's not much better here. But better.
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At least the aluminium shields it from sunlight. Maybe that mean less leeching?
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They have plastic coating, yes, but way less plastic and way easier to just burn it off in the crucible.
12 0 ReplyPlastic burns easily in all types of fires.
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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.
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