Or reuse it.
I'm right now drinking from a bottle that's been filled dozens of times. And the best feature of a reused bottle is that it has less aromatics to leach out than the newly-manufactured bottles have - they've already leached out.
I'm right now drinking from a bottle that's been filled dozens of times. And the best feature of a reused bottle is that it has less aromatics to leach out than the newly-manufactured bottles have - they've already leached out.
"Bacteria inoculated onto Plastic blocks were readily recovered for minutes to hours and would multiply if held overnight. Recoveries from wooden blocks were generally less than those from plastic blocks, regardless of new or used status; differences increased with holding time."
So plastic gives you more bacteria, and plastic shavings. Stick to wood.
Note to use solid wood. I've seen cutting blocks of wood strips glued together - impossible to clean and easy to warp. All the disadvantages of every type of cutting board in one overpriced scrap ))
I think that's a little ambitious of a conclusion given that the study you cited didn't (at least as described in the abstract) involve cleaning.
My thick HDPE boards can survive the dishwasher's high temperature cycle without warping, and the HDPE is better for my knives.
I do cut down on washing by using the same cutting board for produce and meats, but raw meat is always the last thing on the board before cleaning.
You will see hoards of people loading palettes of 1cu. and 0.5L water bottles into their minivans/suvs. It is depressing a/f because my city has fantastic water.
The 1cu bottles are just an insult to everything good in this world.