In an era where single-use plastic containers and packaging dominate our shelves and litter our landscapes, the environmental toll is undeniable.
Plastic, advertised for its convenience, has revealed its true cost – a world choking on its indestructible presence. These materials are not only an eyesore but a source of insidious pollutants such as 'forever chemicals' (PFAS) & nano plastics– substances that refuse to break down and persist in our environment indefinitely.
Nano-plastics, are microscopic fragments that result from the breakdown of larger plastic items, now fill our ecosystems and can enter the food chain through various means. These particles and forever chemicals have been found in salt, bottled water, and even the air we breathe, indicating a widespread contamination that affects all of us.The Hidden Threat Lurking in Our Environment12However, there is a lesser known but equally troubling reality that lurks within apparently harmless paper goods.
Your daily essentials, from the coffee cup that warms your morning to the pizza box cradling your dinner, are infiltrated by plastic polymers. These coatings are essential for preventing leaks and accommodating temperature extremes, but at a dire cost.
Even items bearing the recycling symbol betray us, as upon disposal, they leach harmful chemicals into the environment. The frightening reality is that with every sip or bite from these coated papers, we're ingesting the very toxins we seek to avoid. This revelation is unsettling – we've been wrapping our food in toxins without our knowledge.12
