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 polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) or Plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PPVC)

4) Low density polyethylene LDPE

5) Polypropylene (PP)

6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)

7) Other, including 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 into 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 ONESare 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 find #7 a little scary)
The Plastic Coding System

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.[/size] WATCH THIS VIDEO:

http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=238518[/size

Microwaving plastic containers affects the chemical make up of the plastic, allowing the chemical substances to destabilize and leach out more quickly into 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[/size

EVEN one of my favorite "RUMOR DEBUNKING" websites, URBANLEGENDS.ABOUT.COM

Lists the information as: overblown with a grain of TRUTH

READ the FULL 3 pages of the article!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-microwave-dioxin.htm[/size

AVOID re-using plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY !!!

tahnks for the tips?

owh... thanks 4 d info bro.... heheheh

good info..

thnx 4 da info..

good info

mati-mati aku ingat selama ini itu triangle untuk recycle...good info..

ya bah..ingat triangle tu recylce jak..kesian kita, selama ni makan plastik.
lain lagi org yang goreng bawang dan pisang tu campur plastik straw..
kalau minyak tu, dibuat sekali plastik minyak ke dalam kuali..pok garing..