How to avoid a shit load of microplastic in 3 easy steps: 1) do not drink hot coffee out of paper cups The lining is plastic. Hot plastic = absorption. 2) do not eat hot food that has touched plastic. Takeout. Microwave meals like Factor. Never put plastic in the microwave. 3) avoid tea bags. Billions of microplastics are released by the nylon bags in hot water. Heat + plastic = bad!