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Re:Definitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwave by scottLobster on Saturday September 23, 2023 @02:42PM (#37626113)
Why so binary? Are you one of those people who, during wildfire smoke, goes outside and smokes cigars because "well the air's already smokey so what's an extra cigar?". Yeah, and now you're breathing in wildfire smoke in addition to that cigar, that doesn't make it better.

I intentionally use stainless steel cookware, a stainless steel thermos (although there's plastic in the cap/spout), and glass containers for meal prep/food storage. I use this stuff on a daily basis, so any bio-accumulation will add up. Just because I can't 100% lifestyle-choice my way out of microplastics contamination doesn't mean I can't 20 or 40% lifestyle-choice my way out, and it's 99% as convenient.

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Re:Definitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwave by uoaei on Saturday September 23, 2023 @03:51PM (#37626808)
I think I've said it on this site before in similar context, but:

A good friend of mine who used to do hazardous waste disposal said the industry developed a winning mantra: mitigation, not elimination. Or to put it in more familiar terms, don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

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