[GamingFreak]

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 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 find #7 a little scary)
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/en..._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 into the food you are reheating. You can check out this article that ran in the Wall Street Journal:
http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Mic...h-Problems.htm

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/librar...ave-dioxin.htm

AVOID re-using plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY !!!



Got this from an email from a friend. Hope that it'll be helpful

[leandro]

Then if it's a 7 C?

[ReporterSG]

Originally Posted by leandro

Then if it's a 7 C?

Eh? Wads a 7c?

[leandro]

Originally Posted by ReporterSG

Eh? Wads a 7c?

Apologies. I meant 7PC

7 inside 3 arrows, then PC below the sign.

[ReporterSG]

Never see before, pictures?

[leandro]

It's like the sign above. Just that it was 'PC' below replacing the 'OTHER'

[GamingFreak]

no idea man. just got this from an email. maybe you can do some search?

[ReporterSG]

Hmm.. Shit go back check milk bottles..

[GamingFreak]

Originally Posted by leandro

It's like the sign above. Just that it was 'PC' below replacing the 'OTHER'

hmm wait..maybe....the other = other types of symbols? like instead of PC below, it may be AB or CB or whatever with the 7 above?

[Dreamslacker]

Originally Posted by leandro

It's like the sign above. Just that it was 'PC' below replacing the 'OTHER'

That's Polycarbonate.

[Dreamslacker]

Originally Posted by GamingFreak

hmm wait..maybe....the other = other types of symbols? like instead of PC below, it may be AB or CB or whatever with the 7 above?

7 just means it's a plastic/ polymer that's not covered by 1 to 6. eg. 1 refers specifically to PET (Mylar/ Polyester etc.)

Type 7 can any other type of plastic polymer. The letters below are acronyms for the polymer used.

[tehsq]

eh i just check my nalgene water bottle its a type 7 with PC at the bottom...............

[satanicWorshiper]

wow

[SYY]

SiGG bottle FTW!!

[-73H_64M3R-]

currently drinking from 1 PETE pepsi bottle. XD i should stop?