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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes but to a much lesser extent. The act of merely breaking the seal on the cap injects a lot of plastic into the liquid, so skipping that has to count for something

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'm not saying that you're lying but that's very hard to accept as truth. Would you have a good source for learning about all this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You're right, I misremembered It's not just about breaking the seal on the cap, the mere friction of the cap on the bottle adds the bulk of microplastics found within

I was thinking of an article from years ago where they were talking about macro plastics nearly visible to the eye getting into the liquid from breaking the seal. Can't seem to find it now though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks that's very useful and good to know.