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Recently, a mineral water bottle recycling can be carcinogenic Posts in major websites, forums widespread, but also triggered a public re-use beverage bottles issues. “Shenzhen Special Zone” investigation by the reporter was informed that many plastic beverage bottom of the bottle marked with a triangle formed by three arrows, internal standard 1 to 7 different figures. In fact, these figures represent the production of beverage bottles of different materials. Different materials in the recycling of plastic bottles are dramatic differences in the use of inappropriate may be hazardous to health.

Cited concern about the safety of mineral water bottles

My daughter drinks bottled water is available every day to school. Today, on-line reading cancer-causing mineral water bottles to recycle can be very worried after the post do not know if this is true or not. Who lives in Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Ms. Lee is very worried about her daughter’s health.

Currently, Ms. Lee said posts have been widely reproduced major websites, the quote also said that the general mineral water bottles with the PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, the bottle is safe to use once, if repeated the use of there carcinogenic risk.

Re-use plastic bottles are common

Bottle re-use can be carcinogenic? This argument has no basis? Is not alarmist talk? Recently, the “Shenzhen Special Zone Daily” reporter on this commenced an investigation.

Now on the market of mineral water, carbonated drinks, juice and other beverage plastic bottle shape beautiful, stylish and easy to carry, very popular among the people welcome. After drinking beverages, reluctant to throw away, leaving the water with the dress. Readers Ms. Zhang said that she often used plastic beverage bottles Sheng bulk soy sauce, vinegar sauce. Finish drink bottles, mineral water bottles lost unfortunately, used to hold things very convenient. This is not the advocate for environmental protection? This is a very saving, environmental protection, and really serve the dual purposes. Taxi driver Mr. Chen said that in order to facilitate and save money, he often used mineral water bottles as cups, and generally are filled with hot water. However, recently, he smelled the strange taste of mineral water bottles have shares, suspected to be caused by the bottle to use for too long.

Members of the public not only the use of plastic drink bottled water, some merchants also brought business. King Long New Village in Longhua a store, the shop on the use of plastic beverage bottles sold peanut oil. Shop owner said the old drink every time, I will drink bottles of cleaning, it should be safe.

The short term rational use of

According to experts, plastic bottom of the bottle triangle marked by important figures. Triangle composed of three arrows, which means recycling on behalf of recyclable, but not able to re-use of the mark. In China, plastic products labeled recycling symbol is not compulsory. Some formal big brands for the convenience of plastic recycling, have recently begun to mark recycling symbol.

Beverage bottles can be re-use? For the reader’s questions, the experts give different answers. Some experts suggested that better not finish the bottle re-use. Because, as with the No. 1 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles made, heat-resistant to 70 ℃ easy to deformation, the use of 10 months may be released carcinogens. No. 2 HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) beverage bottles made from hard to clean, easy to breed bacteria. No. 3 PVC (polyvinyl chloride), No. 4 LDPE (low density polyethylene) made products, when you encounter high temperatures and grease easily release toxic. 6 PS (polystyrene) manufactured products in the chemicals released when the temperature is too high, can not be used to install strong acid (such as orange juice), strong alkaline substances.

Some experts believe that bottle re-use of the transmission line is not as sensational as. When used, it is necessary to see the plastic bottom of the bottle within a triangle marked on the figures, in control of their material properties of the circumstances, can exceed and reasonable utilization. As for those who used to dress in formal manufacturers of mineral water, plastic beverage bottles, can be installed in a short time at room temperature water. But you can not install high-temperature water, and it is not loaded pH beverages.

Bottom of the bottle figures represent the different materials

“Shenzhen Special Zone” reporter visited the supermarkets, shopping malls found that marked bottom of the bottle drinks on the market situation is rather unclear. Labeled as a mineral water bottle at the bottom, the following PET was also marked with letters, mostly brand of mineral water production. Those unknown mineral water, rarely seen bottom of the bottle has an identity. Most dairy beverages, especially for chilled fresh dairy beverages, bottom of the bottle marked with the number 2. “Shenzhen Special Zone” reporter saw the highest rating for a 5 mark is Taiwan’s production of a certain brand of aloe honey drink bottles. Tea drinks in plastic bottles deeper the color, bottom of the bottle rarely marked. Worthy of particular concern is the Coke, Sprite and other carbonated soft drinks category, although its mostly famous international brands, but the bottom of the bottle is basically no triangle figure icon.

Bottom of the bottle for beverage bottles the meaning of identity, not only the general public do not understand, and even shopping malls beverage sales staff do not understand. King Tin in the Futian District, a large supermarket, two employees are being added to the drink on the shelves. “Shenzhen Special Zone” reporter picked up a mineral water bottle, ask them the number 1 inside the triangle bottom of the bottle What is the meaning, are not answer.