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minus-square@buddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•7 months agoThey have these revolutionary containers made from paper that is layered in order to make it hard and card like. Almost stiff as a board. And is capable of holding liquids and also breaks down very easily. 😒
minus-square@hark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•7 months agoWhat are they lined with to prevent them from getting soggy from contact with the liquid?
minus-square@piccolo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-27 months agoPolyethylene and/or aluminum foil but iirc before plastics, it would have been wax.
minus-square@prole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink-1•edit-27 months agoProbably parrafin. Take a wild guess what parrafin is made from… Not sure if it has the same issues breaking down as plastic, but it’s still a petroleum byproduct, so we should probably be moving away from it.
minus-square@piccolo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoBeing made from petroleum isnt bad. its a byproduct of distilling lubricates.
They have these revolutionary containers made from paper that is layered in order to make it hard and card like. Almost stiff as a board. And is capable of holding liquids and also breaks down very easily. 😒
What are they lined with to prevent them from getting soggy from contact with the liquid?
Polyethylene and/or aluminum foil but iirc before plastics, it would have been wax.
Probably parrafin.
Take a wild guess what parrafin is made from…
Not sure if it has the same issues breaking down as plastic, but it’s still a petroleum byproduct, so we should probably be moving away from it.
Being made from petroleum isnt bad. its a byproduct of distilling lubricates.
Probably Teflon 🤣💀
I’m in!