Zoe Schlanger

Exactly. There was this moment in like 2015, 2016 when there was a smattering of studies coming out highlighting the BPA replacements and looking at their potential toxicity and finding that they might just be as endocrine disrupting as BPA was. So the thing with BPA is that it mimics estrogen in the body, which is not something you want to keep adding through your diet.

Exactly. There was this moment in like 2015, 2016 when there was a smattering of studies coming out highlighting the BPA replacements and looking at their potential toxicity and finding that they might just be as endocrine disrupting as BPA was. So the thing with BPA is that it mimics estrogen in the body, which is not something you want to keep adding through your diet.

And it's associated with all kinds of issues, thyroid issues, fertility issues. And researchers on the few studies I saw back then found that the replacements were as estrogenic or more so. Wow.

And it's associated with all kinds of issues, thyroid issues, fertility issues. And researchers on the few studies I saw back then found that the replacements were as estrogenic or more so. Wow.

And it's associated with all kinds of issues, thyroid issues, fertility issues. And researchers on the few studies I saw back then found that the replacements were as estrogenic or more so. Wow.

Yeah, I was actually talking to this pediatrician about this for a story, and she was talking about how the rest of the world gives their kids things in stainless steel containers. Like, it's just, you know, you don't have plastic plates for kids. You just have stainless steel ones that they can throw on the floor.

Yeah, I was actually talking to this pediatrician about this for a story, and she was talking about how the rest of the world gives their kids things in stainless steel containers. Like, it's just, you know, you don't have plastic plates for kids. You just have stainless steel ones that they can throw on the floor.

Yeah, I was actually talking to this pediatrician about this for a story, and she was talking about how the rest of the world gives their kids things in stainless steel containers. Like, it's just, you know, you don't have plastic plates for kids. You just have stainless steel ones that they can throw on the floor.

And I know they make stainless steel ones with, like, the silicone sippy tops and stuff for kids now.

And I know they make stainless steel ones with, like, the silicone sippy tops and stuff for kids now.

And I know they make stainless steel ones with, like, the silicone sippy tops and stuff for kids now.

This just occurred to me recently. I mean, yeah, presumably if it's black plastic, there is a chance it came from that material stream of recycled e-waste. And the last thing you want is scalding hot, you know, foamy, creamy coffee passing through a little black plastic hole into your mouth. It's not ideal. So I actually just got coffee right before this and did not take a lid.

This just occurred to me recently. I mean, yeah, presumably if it's black plastic, there is a chance it came from that material stream of recycled e-waste. And the last thing you want is scalding hot, you know, foamy, creamy coffee passing through a little black plastic hole into your mouth. It's not ideal. So I actually just got coffee right before this and did not take a lid.

This just occurred to me recently. I mean, yeah, presumably if it's black plastic, there is a chance it came from that material stream of recycled e-waste. And the last thing you want is scalding hot, you know, foamy, creamy coffee passing through a little black plastic hole into your mouth. It's not ideal. So I actually just got coffee right before this and did not take a lid.

Yeah. So I'd start by saying that the issue with nonstick Teflon is one brand name for this, but there's a bunch of them. Nonstick pans are coated in a class of chemicals called PFAS. And these are also coating things like our raincoats, our hiking boots, just anything that is nonstick is basically made out of these compounds that we've now found are very bad for our health in high concentrations.

Yeah. So I'd start by saying that the issue with nonstick Teflon is one brand name for this, but there's a bunch of them. Nonstick pans are coated in a class of chemicals called PFAS. And these are also coating things like our raincoats, our hiking boots, just anything that is nonstick is basically made out of these compounds that we've now found are very bad for our health in high concentrations.

Yeah. So I'd start by saying that the issue with nonstick Teflon is one brand name for this, but there's a bunch of them. Nonstick pans are coated in a class of chemicals called PFAS. And these are also coating things like our raincoats, our hiking boots, just anything that is nonstick is basically made out of these compounds that we've now found are very bad for our health in high concentrations.

So the people who are really affected by this are the ones living near a plant that made PFAS, and now their water supply has been contaminated for 30 years. Or people who live near an army base where they are using a lot of firefighting foam, which is full of PFAS. But then you zoom in on, like, people using individual products, and it becomes a little hazier.

So the people who are really affected by this are the ones living near a plant that made PFAS, and now their water supply has been contaminated for 30 years. Or people who live near an army base where they are using a lot of firefighting foam, which is full of PFAS. But then you zoom in on, like, people using individual products, and it becomes a little hazier.

So the people who are really affected by this are the ones living near a plant that made PFAS, and now their water supply has been contaminated for 30 years. Or people who live near an army base where they are using a lot of firefighting foam, which is full of PFAS. But then you zoom in on, like, people using individual products, and it becomes a little hazier.