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Paying the price of convenience: plastics to avoid
By Mia Moody
| Monday, April 14, 2008, 11:42 AM
Convenience usually comes with a price and the use of plastic water bottles and products is no different. If you haven’t already started checking the numbers in a triangle on the bottom of most plastic products, you should!
Depending on its recycling number, a container may be hazardous to a person’s health, especially when heated.
According to P.W. Randle at http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/101/plastic, particularly for small children, whose bodies are developing, it’s best to steer clear of plastics that can release chemicals that could harm them in the long term.
Below, the plastics to avoid (check the recycling number on the bottom of your bottle):
#3 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), #6 Polystyrene (PS) #7 Polycarbonate. Unfortunately, #7 is used in most baby bottles and five-gallon water jugs and in many reusable sports bottles.
Better Plastics
#1 polyethylene terephthalate, #2 High Density Polyethylene, #4 Low Density Polyethylene and #5 Polypropylene
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