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Definitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwave (www.bonappetit.com)
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Experts say even if it claims to be “microwave-safe.”

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[–] 25 points 3 years ago (5 children)

I've switched to mostly glass, metal, and wood kitchenware, but even those have plastic lids. I try to get paper milk jugs, which I thought were lined with wax, but apparently are plastic? It's almost impossible to get away from this shit.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    Paper stuff that is meant to hold liquids will always be just a plastic bag with carton structure. Wax would be fine if you were filling and storing the liquid in your own home. But wax lined paper would never survive the shortest of transportation. Completely non-feasible for industrial scale agriculture. Soft drinks in cans also have plastic linings, metals are more resistant but would also eventually corrode in the midterm.

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