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

@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.

@bob_zim @selzero I somehow doubt it. is that process as toxic as making viscose with conventional methods?

@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.