I am giving below information I received from my friend about plastic products. This information came to me via e-mail. Let us be more cautious about use and reuse of plastics.
Did you ever drink from a plastic bottle and see a triangle symbol on the bottom with a number inside? Do you know what the number stands for? Did you guess that it's just for recycling? Then you are WRONG !!!!!! THE NUMBER TELLS YOU THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE PLASTIC..... 1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET) 2) High density polyethylene (HDPE) 3) Unplasticised polyv in yl chloride (UPVC) or Plasticised polyv in yl chloride (PPVC) 4) Low density polyethylene LDPE 5) Polypropylene (PP) 6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS) 7) Other, in clud in g nylon and acrylic What you aren't told is that many of the plastics used are toxic and the chemicals used to create a plastic can leach out of the plastic and in to the food / drink. Think about it, how many times have you or a friend said "I don't like this, it taste like the plastic bottle ..... " THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE TASTING THE PLASTIC The WORST ONES are Nos: 3, 6, and 7 !!! DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS if stated at the bottom of the bottle) !!! Check out this chart that breaks down the plastic, its uses and chemical makeup (I f in d #7 a little scary) http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_plascod3.html Reusing plastic bottles by refilling them is NOT a good idea.WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=238518 Microwaving plastic containers affects the chemical make up of the plastic, allowing the chemical substances to destabilize and leach out more quickly in to the food you are reheating. You can check out this article that ran in the Wall Street Journal: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Microwave-Health-Problems.htm EVEN one of my favorite "RUMOR DEBUNKING" websites,URBANLEGENDS. ABOUT.COM Lists the in formation as: overblown with a grain of TRUTH. READ the FULL 3 pages of the article! http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin.htm AVOID reusin g plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY !!!
Regards,
A.K.RAMAN.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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hey,i was reading ur article.it is a useful and knowledgable article.i always go to the market and buy juice and milk which are in the plastic container.next time i go the market i will remember ur article.
say no to plastic and yes to paper.
keep blogging
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