Clamshell Blog

“01″ – PET (polyethylene terephthalate)

Mineral water bottles, soda bottles are made with this material. Dong Lion that can not be recycled beverage bottles mounted hot water, heat the material to 70 ℃, only suitable for the warm drink or cold drink, put hot liquids or heat distortion is easy, there are harmful substances leaching. Also, scientists found that the plastic products in 10 months, may release carcinogenic, toxic to the human body. Therefore, the beverage bottles used up on the lost, not to be used as a cup, or in containers used for storage of other goods, so as not to cause more harm than good health.

“02″ – HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)

Retains cleaning supplies, bath products, plastic containers, currently used in supermarkets and shopping malls are mostly plastic bags made of such material, resistant to high temperature 110 ℃, indicating the use of plastic bags of food can be used to dress food. Retains cleaning supplies, bath products, plastic containers can be reused after careful cleaning, but these containers are usually not good cleaning, the original cleaning residue into a hotbed of bacteria, cleaning is not complete, it is best not to recycle.

“03″ – PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

According to reports, this material is easy to produce plastic products of toxic and harmful substances from the two sides, namely the production process has not been completely single-molecule polymer of vinyl chloride, and second, the harmful plasticizers. These two substances when in the face of high temperatures and grease easily precipitate a poison with the food into the human body, are carcinogenic. At present, this material has less container used for packaging food. If used, do not let it heat.

“04″ – LDPE (low density polyethylene )…. Road fans Note: We used the water bottle is generally below that of this material and material, O

Plastic wrap, plastic film is such a material. Heat resistance is not strong, usually qualified PE cling film when the temperature exceeds 110 ℃ melting phenomenon occurs, the body can not break down will leave some plastic agents. And, wrapped with plastic wrap heating food, food in the oil is easy to wrap up the harmful substances dissolved. Therefore, the food into the microwave oven, first remove the wrapped plastic wrap.

“05″ – PP (polypropylene)

Microwave meal boxes made of using this material, resistant 130 ℃ temperature, transparency is poor, this is the only place in microwave plastic box, in care can be reused after cleaning. Need special attention, some microwave lunch box, box with 05 PP production, but the lid has to 06 PS (polystyrene)) manufacturing, PS transparency and good, but not high temperature, it is not with the box body 1 and microwave oven. For insurance purposes, the container in a microwave oven before, first remove the lid.

“06″ – PS (polystyrene)

This is a bowl of instant noodles for the manufacture of boxes, foam fast food box material. Then heat it cold, but not into the microwave oven, the temperature is too high to avoid the release of chemicals. And can not be used to contain acid (such as orange juice), strong alkaline substances, as well the human body will decompose polystyrene. Therefore, you should try to avoid using hot snack food packaging.

“07″ – PC and other types of

PC was a material widely used, particularly for the manufacture of multi-bottle, space cup, as with bisphenol A and controversial. Experts pointed out that, in theory, as long as the PC in the production process, bisphenol A hundred percent into a plastic structure, would mean that products not bisphenol A, let alone release. But, if a small amount of bisphenol A into a PC without the plastic structure, which may be released into food or beverages. Therefore, use this plastic containers to be exceptionally careful.

PC residual bisphenol A, the higher the temperature, the release of the more, the faster the speed. Therefore, should not PC bottle containing hot water. If your water bottle number is 07, the following method can reduce the risk: Do not use heat, do not in direct sunlight. Not dishwasher, washing machine water bottle drying bowl. Before first use, wash with baking soda in warm water, drying naturally at room temperature. If there is any break or damage the container, it is recommended to stop using, because the plastic surface if there are subtle grooves, are susceptible to bacteria. Avoid the repeated use of the aging plastic utensils.

Plastic recycling symbol is a triangle, usually in the bottom of plastic containers. 1 to 7 inside a triangle number, each number represents different materials, so recycling symbol in different figures indicates that the product is made from resin which, if the product is made of several different materials, then label is the main product, the basic material. The signs from the United States, including my now been accepted and cited in many countries. In China, plastic products labeled recycling symbol is optional, a number of large brands formal order to facilitate the recycling of plastic products, have recently started recycling label symbol.