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CR (Consumer Reports) - How to eat less plastic (February 2024 edition)

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The consumer can have a little plastic, as a treat

[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Ah. Like having a cheat day. On tuesdays, just have a little plastic toppings on your tacos....

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Thought of this community as soon as this issue hit my eyes for the first time last week.

Not "how to stop eating plastic"...just how to eat less....cuz we all have to eat some...

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe the FDA will add it to the food pyramid.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Declare it a vegetable like pizza.

[–] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like having a vegetable pizza now 😭

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Real or plastic veggies?

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Solid base of plastic

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For years I avoided seafood for the microplastics issue, then that study just dropped revealing that it's in chicken, beef, and plant-based meats too. Fuck ~~me~~ all of us, right?

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/48090/20240109/microplastics-found-nearly-90-meat-even-plant-based-ones-study.htm

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

cuz we all have to eat some...

That is the unfortunate reality.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 17 points 2 years ago

Step 1: make sure to choose to be born to rich parents...

(j/k - this is Step 1 to just about every such piece of advice the media tends to give these days:-P)

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Step 1 - Stop eating