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Does anyone know the numbers of the plastics that are not good????
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babybugsmum
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Does anyone know the numbers of the plastics that are not good????
i think 7 is one but i cant remember the others
TIA 
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Posted 9/23/08 7:14 PM  |
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Calla
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Re: Does anyone know the numbers of the plastics that are not good????
Yes, 7 is the worst one.
From wikipedia:
There are seven classes of plastics used in packaging applications. Type 7 is the catch-all "other" class, and some type 7 plastics, such as polycarbonate (sometimes identified with the letters "PC" near the recycling symbol) and epoxy resins, are made from bisphenol A monomer.[4] When such plastics are exposed to hot liquids, bisphenol A leaches out 55 times faster than it does under normal conditions, at up to 32 ng/hour.[76] Type 3 (PVC) can also contain bisphenol A as antioxidant in plasticizers.[4] Types 1 (PET), 2 (HDPE), 4 (LDPE), 5 (polypropylene), and 6 (polystyrene) do not use bisphenol A during polymerization or package forming.
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| Posted 9/23/08 7:53 PM |
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Re: Does anyone know the numbers of the plastics that are not good????
I remember reading that 1, 2 and 5 are the ok ones.
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| Posted 9/23/08 8:33 PM |
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