The secret of the number of plastic bottles

The number of plastic bottles at the bottom of the secret digital products in the bottom of the triangle signs, equivalent to plastic ID cards.

The bottom of the plastic bottle has a triangle with an arrow. There is a figure in the triangle. The numbers in the bottom triangle of the plastic bottle refer to the composition contained in the bottle and the influence of the ingredient on human health.

1 - PET polyethylene terephthalate is commonly found in mineral water bottles and carbonated beverage bottles. When the temperature reaches 70°C, it is easily deformed, and substances harmful to the human body melt. After 10 months of use of No. 1 plastic, carcinogen DEHP may be released. This kind of bottle can not be put in the sun in the car, can not be filled with wine, oil and other substances.

2 - HDPE High Density Polyethylene is commonly found in white medicine bottles, cleaning products, and bath products. Do not use for drinking cups or storage containers for other items.

3 - PVC PVC common in raincoats, building materials, plastic film, plastic boxes and so on. The plasticity is excellent, the price is cheap, so it is very common to use, the heat-resistance reaches the apex at 81 °C, easy to produce the harmful material at high temperature, it is rarely used in food packaging. Difficult to clean, easy to leave, do not recycle.

4 - PE polyethylene is commonly used in plastic wrap, plastic film and so on. At high temperatures, harmful substances are produced. When toxic substances enter the body with food, it may cause breast cancer, newborn birth defects and other diseases.

5 - PP polypropylene is commonly found in soy milk bottles, yogurt bottles, microwave meal boxes, melting point up to 167 °C, is the only plastic products can be placed in the microwave oven, can be reused after careful cleaning. It should be noted that some microwave lunch boxes are manufactured with No. 5 PP, but the lid is made of No. 1 PET. Since PET cannot withstand high temperatures, it cannot be put into the microwave oven together with the box.

6 - PS polystyrene is commonly found in bowl-type instant noodle boxes and snack boxes. Do not put in microwave ovens to avoid the release of harmful chemicals due to high temperatures. Avoid packing hot foods with fast food boxes, and do not use microwave ovens to cook instant noodles.

7 - PC Other Polycarbonate

Common in kettles, space cups, bottles. Department stores often use these materials as a gift. However, this material cup easily releases the toxic substance BPA, which is harmful to the human body. In addition, do not use this cup when heating, do not sun in the sun.

PP, PE, PVC are abbreviations of English names. The Chinese names are polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride.