Your Morning Brew Could Be Leaking Microplastics
Imagine sipping your coffee while the world wakes up. That cup in your hand, warm and familiar, might be doing more than delivering caffeine—it could be silently releasing plastic particles into your drink. A new study reveals that takeaway coffee cups, especially those made of plastic or with thin plastic linings, shed thousands of microplastics when heated. These tiny fragments, invisible to the naked eye, are already infiltrating our food, water, and even our bodies. The science is clear: heat is the silent culprit behind this crisis. When we pour hot liquids into plastic cups, the material warms up, softens,…
