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by yasman 1084 days ago
IMO anything that is heated and plastic or plastic-adjacent is suspect.

Not to mention the fact a lot of these “eco” things need special equipment to process which isn’t available everywhere
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Gigachad 1084 days ago
The eco cups are PLA. They are derived from a completely different source from the petrochemical plastics. While that doesn't on it's own make them completely safe, they likely have massively different properties from other plastics.
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yasman 1084 days ago
Thank you for sharing this - an interesting rabbit hole to go down.

Found this with some quick googling: https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1541-4337.12...

Seems like the risk comes from additives to PLA? Seems exhausting to try and stay informed.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

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marcosdumay 1084 days ago
> The eco cups are PLA.

That is very surprising given that PLA can't support heat.

Does the cup get out of the machine in a complete different shape? Because if it's PLA, it should.

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