this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to the article...

  • Don't heat things in plastic or drink hot liquids that have come into contact with plastic
  • Tap water is better than bottled (even glass bottles); filters will eventually "start to shed because [they] will degrade"
  • Reconsider purchasing or consuming something that uses unnecessary plastic (e.g. a watermelon wrapped in plastic, fruit with a little sticker)
  • Use natural fibres (wool instead of polyester carpets)
  • Avoid plastic flatware, etc., for children
  • Check ingredients and learn what to avoid (PFAS=bad)
  • Vacuum (hoover) regularly

perhaps buy a robot vacuum

  • Avoid traffic-heavy roads whenever possible
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where I live you cannot get any fruit that doesn’t have the goddamn sticker.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And the organic bananas come in plastic bags?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Highly suggest trying to find farmers markets where farmers bring their produce directly. That won't have stickers on them. Plus it's great to support local small businesses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Try living in the frozen tundra that is Canada. Farmers markets only really run May to November, and a third of that is arugula season. The rest is plastic-wrapped-in-plastic 😢

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For a whole house filter, what's the best kind? Is reverse osmosis system worth it?