@mtnagel said in One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That's fraud, prosecutors say.:

@my4mainecoons said in One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That's fraud, prosecutors say.:

I won’t bother to do the math but at 5¢ a can that’s a lot of cans.

Multiply by 20 so 156 million, which seems really logistically challenging. They aren’t super heavy - though that would be a couple tons. But they take up a lot of space. I guess less o if they are crushed like the picture shows.

You know what they say, pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. I bet there are thousands of companies doing this on a smaller scale.

@mtnagel said in Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Zero Calorie Yellow Sucralose Sweetener, 2000 Count - $23.14 ($19.67 w S&S):

I use splenda in my coffee and cereal. It’s an easy way to cut calories, which means I won’t be overweight, which is also bad for you.

I question the need to sweeten the coffee and cereal in the first place. Just adding milk to coffee makes it sweet enough.

With cereal, you would be hard pressed to find any cereal that isn’t already 90% sugar, and if you need to sweeten it, perhaps some berries? Maybe some honey.

I don’t think we have any hard data on this stuff giving you cancer, but probably a good idea to avoid putting chemicals in your food. I would maybe use Stevia, if I didn’t mind the aftertaste,

And like I said, try drinking the coffee without sugar for a few days, your taste buds will adjust, and you won’t miss it anymore.

@mistercheap said in Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Zero Calorie Yellow Sucralose Sweetener, 2000 Count - $23.14 ($19.67 w S&S):

@dangeruss said in Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Zero Calorie Yellow Sucralose Sweetener, 2000 Count - $23.14 ($19.67 w S&S):

Isn’t that the one that causes cancer?

latest reports have been on Aspartame which is Equal. Splenda is sucralose, so answer is no.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/sucralose-a-common-artificial-sweetener-may-increase-cancer-risk#:~:text=In one test%2C researchers exposed,%2C oxidative stress%2C and cancer.

Honestly I think all the artificial sweeteners are probably going to cause some ill effects, just use sugar/honey in moderation. If you cut your sugar intake, your taste buds actually become more sensitive and you don’t need to use as much.

For example, I love sweets, but I have zero sugar in my house. I’ve got some honey but use it rarely. Some good jam. With all the added sugar in most of the commercial foods, I rarely find the need to sweeten them.

Isn’t that the one that causes cancer?

no stores around here, and I’m guessing online is not going to work.

Can we start a shopmium referral thread in the referral subforum?

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