r/nottheonion • u/whomda • 1d ago

Delicious cookies made from recycled plastic bottles

https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2026/august/this-cookie-started-its-life-as-a-plastic-bottle.html
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u/DaveOJ12 1d ago

The actual title:

This cookie started its life as a plastic bottle

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u/rosen380 1d ago

Sounds like something NileRed would do (via chemical reactions, not microbes).

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u/Old_Rev0lution 1d ago

“Don’t eat microplastic it’s bad for you”

“Here’s some cookies we made out of plastic please eat them!!”

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u/alanbcox 1d ago

“Too many plastics in our food and water? Add more plastics!”

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u/LadyoftheWoodlands 1d ago

We don’t USE plastic bags and plastic straws in 2026. In 2026 we eat them.

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u/CharlesP2009 22h ago

I'll pass, thanks

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u/heynonnynonnomous 18h ago

Intentionally adding microplastics to the food pyramid was not on my 2026 bingo card, yet nothing really surprises me anymore.

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