The Truth about Plastic Bottles

Posted by Shabdendu Pathak on January 30, 2012 at 12:53am

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 Check out this chart that breaks down the plastic, its uses and chemical makeup.

What you are not 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 and 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 IS BECAUSE YOU ARE TASTING THE PLASTIC

The WORST are # 3, 6, and 7 !!!

DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS if stated at the bottom of the bottle!! !

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  • Prof Dr V N Sivasankara Pillai February 6, 2012 at 12:47am

    Dear Friends,

    What we are not told is about plasticizers and releasing agents that are commonly added. Plasticizers like dioctyl phthalate are added in give workability to PET, and this will be slowly leached out in to water. Some time back there was a report that young fish undergo sex reversal due to dioctyl phthalate.

    Aluminium/calcium stearate is added as a releasing agent for forming PE bottles. We found that commercial stearate used for the purpose contains lead stearate. In short, no chemical derivative is safe!

  • RAVIKUMAR February 4, 2012 at 12:47am



    Sangeeta Deogawanka said:

    Dr Tripathi,

    To my knowledge, NOT in India. Plastics are not classified here, for their % of bio-degradability, as is done elsewhere.

    Dr Shailendra Tripathi said:

    Thanks for such useful information of various types of plastic used for the packaging of food materials. Is there any recycling norms for such plastics.

    The Truth about Plastic Bottles
    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…
  • Sangeeta Deogawanka January 31, 2012 at 10:15pm

    Dr Tripathi,

    To my knowledge, NOT in India. Plastics are not classified here, for their % of bio-degradability, as is done elsewhere.

    Dr Shailendra Tripathi said:

    Thanks for such useful information of various types of plastic used for the packaging of food materials. Is there any recycling norms for such plastics.

    The Truth about Plastic Bottles
    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…
  • Sangeeta Deogawanka January 31, 2012 at 10:13pm

    Here's an interesting link.

    http://blog.gisuser.com/2012/01/31/the-pacific-garbage-patch-and-ma...

    The Pacific Garbage Patch and Mapping the Ocean Currents Moving The Plastics
    Are you taking advantage of local meet ups? Last night I dropped in on a lecture at the University of Victoria with my daughter. The presentation tit…
  • Dr Shailendra Tripathi January 31, 2012 at 1:18pm

    Thanks for such useful information of various types of plastic used for the packaging of food materials. Is there any recycling norms for such plastics.

  • BIJAYA NANDA DAS January 31, 2012 at 6:08am

    Thank you for such useful information.More detail about health effect will be more benificial.

    In this connection I remember the letters written on top of cooking gas cylinders indicating refilling time thereby the expiry.After expiry the use is dangerous.

    Dr b n das

  • sarveshkumarpandey21@gmail.com January 31, 2012 at 1:41am

    dear sir this is the very excellent knowledge about plastics, and danger of plastics and aware to us

  • GOPI KANTA GHOSH January 31, 2012 at 1:22am

    Thanks for information...we must create awareness by sharing...

  • Dr.Santosh kumar Sahoo January 31, 2012 at 12:28am

     I explan hear more about plastic

     

    Plastic Waste.docx.doc

  • Arun.R January 30, 2012 at 11:56pm

     good work sir it would be much usefull if you post the details of plastic bottels used in india and its effects.

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