SelzeroFeb 22
We are out here acting like corporations with a profit motive are going to make any effort to protect the future of mankind.
Show threadrefraction Feb 22
@selzero a paper bottle would plainly not work. at most it can be reinforcement.
Show threadZimmie

@elexia @selzero The bottle could be bioplastic produced from cellulose from paper. I could definitely see marketing simplifying “bottle made of a paper-derived product” to “bottle made of paper”.

Like how clothing marketed as “bamboo fiber” is actually rayon/viscose produced from bamboo-derived cellulose.

Feb 22 at 11:50pmWeb
Show threadrefraction Feb 22
@bob_zim @selzero I somehow doubt it. is that process as toxic as making viscose with conventional methods?
Show threadZimmieFeb 23

@elexia @selzero Looks like the production process isn’t *great*, but nowhere near as bad as petro plastic. The most common bioplastic is PLA, which tends to be translucent like that liner.

Of course, mass balancing is common, as are semantic tricks like saying the cardboard is the bottle and the plastic is a liner. They certainly could be lying.