Are takeaway coffee cups releasing millions of plastic particles into hot drinks?
- University of Queensland researchers found takeaway coffee cups release millions of tiny plastic particles with hot drinks.
- Coffee cups lined with biodegradable PLA plastic released 12 times more particles than regular plastic-lined ones.
- Researchers measured 4.3 million nanoparticles per millilitre from PLA cups, each a thousand times thinner than hair.
- The team said people need not stop using paper coffee cups, but urged safety labels and better lining designs.
Source: ndtv.com
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