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Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by systematical on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:02AM (#24715631)
Yup glass and metal only. Water tastes terrible out of anything else. Beer too.
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by na85 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:43AM (#24715904)
Your metal beer cans have a plastic liner in them. Every single one.
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by Polylactic_acid on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:01AM (#24716014)
Saw a video of someone dissolving the aluminium and it was left with a soft drink in a plastic bag.
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by chrisbolt on Thursday October 08, 2020 @03:54AM (#24716908)
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by KozmoNau7 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:40AM (#24717470)
Correct, however it is significantly less plastic that would be used in a plastic bottle, since it doesn't have to hold any pressure by itself. The aluminum is one of the most recyclable materials we have.
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by hinkley on Thursday October 08, 2020 @11:53AM (#24720307)
Klean Kanteen had some drama because they weren't clear on what their liners were made of before they started telling people their products were safe.

Narrator: they weren't

They had to do a big mea culpa and then scramble to change their product line later in the game than they could have.

And then there was an organic food company (Muir) that dragged their feet on switching the liners for their canned tomatoes and sauces (you may recall that acids make the leaching worse) and pissed a lot of people right off.

Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by tomp on Thursday October 08, 2020 @03:18AM (#24716714)
Silicon as well. If it’s safe enough to have in your body, it’s safe enough to drink from. Also it’s extremely heat resistant (I use it for sous-vide cooking).
Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by iguy on Thursday October 08, 2020 @05:15AM (#24717347)
Silicone, BTW. (As opposed to the stuff Intel etches.)