•  Rhaedas   ( @Rhaedas@fedia.io ) 
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    19 days ago

    While I’ve always thought that, I’ve also heard that it’s the point where the plastic may not be reliable enough to contain or keep the contents uncontaminated. Either way, it’s the plastic.

    •  Didros   ( @Didros@beehaw.org ) 
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      819 days ago

      You would think that the abrasive nature of the salt would shave off more plastic than the plastic breaking down. I guess you need to keep track of how many earth quakes you get and how much you shake the container when you get salt.

        • And to think of how mad everyone got when everything was packaged in those ‘heavy’ glass bottles and jars, and manufacturers started putting everything into plastic because the glass was creating too much litter on the roads. Now here we are 30 years later and everyone is being killed by plastic.

          • manufacturers started putting everything into plastic because the glass was creating too much litter on the roads plastic was cheaper.

            Fixed. It’s always about profit.

            • It’s also lighter weight and thus cheaper to ship… But they promised that you totally couldn’t tell the difference in taste to food products! (Everybody could tell the difference)