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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by saidnooneever on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:20AM (#50367806)
stainless steel might be less bad for environment if u chuck it in the bin but if you look at the entire process from getting ores to having the steel item i dont really think its a very big difference.

used to live nexto a huge steel refinery and many mental diseases and cancers in the area are up more than 50% not to mention lots of birth defects etc.

maybe its effects are more local idk. Not sure how glass and ceramic are made.

ofc not bad to try and eliminate plastics but having 1 plastic free device that is overly expensive is really just a status thing. it contributes nexto nothing to environmental goals which i think eliminating plastics belongs to.

u can just put the grounds in a cup and pour hot water on it afterall. tastes fine.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by coolestguy on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @04:54PM (#50372084)
It’s not about the environment for a lot of people, it’s about microplastics and their body
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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by userbinator on Saturday November 07, 2026 @08:49PM (#50409794)
There is zero credible evidence for the "microplastics" fearmongering.

Decades ago people were scared of radio waves and microwave ovens. Some still claim "electrosensitivity", and it's an entirely psychosomatic (placebo/nocebo) response.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by coolestguy on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:08PM (#50419685)
ok pal
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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by Teynah on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:50AM (#50377246)
The irony is that replacing a perfectly functional plastic coffee maker with a brand new $500 stainless steel one might be worse environmentally than just continuing to use what you have
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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by rTX5CMRXIfFG on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:50AM (#50381388)
Not really, you'd be better off health-wise with the stainless steel one. And, the plastic coffee maker was already bad for the environment the moment it was manufactured; whether it is actually used or not is irrelevant.
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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by schiffern on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:10AM (#50379272)
1. Plastic and petrochemical refineries are no picnic either.

2. If each person's individual impact is small, and I agree, then that cuts both ways. Whether I buy stainless steel items contributes next to nothing for/against people living near huge a steel refinery.

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