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Plastic name -------- code and corresponding abbreviation code are as follows:

Polyester -01-PET (PET bottle) such as: mineral water bottles, carbonated beverage bottles

Do not recycle beverage bottles with hot water

Use: heat resistant to 70 ℃, only suitable for warm or frozen drinks, high temperature liquid, or heating is easy to deformation, there are harmful substances melt out. Moreover, scientists found that after 10 months of use, the No. 1 plastic may release the carcinogen DEHP, which is toxic to the testes.

Therefore, beverage bottles, etc. should be thrown away when they are used up, and should not be used as water cups or as storage containers to carry other items, so as not to cause health problems.

High density polyethylene -- 02-HDPE such as: cleaning products, bath products

It is not recommended to recycle if the cleaning is not thorough.

Use: It can be reused after careful cleaning, but these containers are usually not easy to clean, leaving the original cleaning supplies and becoming a hotbed of bacteria. You 'd better not recycle them.

PVC ---- 03-PVC such as: some decorative materials

Use: This material is prone to harmful substances when it is high temperature, and even it will be released during the manufacturing process. After the poison enters the human body with food, it may cause breast cancer, neonatal birth defects and other diseases. At present, the container of this material has been less used for packaging food. If in use, do not let it heat.

Low density polyethylene -- 04-LDPE such as: cling film, plastic film, etc.

Do not wrap the plastic wrap on the surface of the food into the microwave oven

Use: heat resistance is not strong, usually, qualified PE cling film in the case of temperature more than 110 ℃ will appear hot melt phenomenon, will leave some human body can not decompose the plastic preparation. In addition, the food is heated with plastic wrap, and the fat in the food can easily dissolve the harmful substances in the plastic wrap. Therefore, when food enters the microwave oven, the plastic wrap must be removed first.

Polypropylene -05-PP (capable of withstanding temperatures above 100 degrees) such as microwave oven lunch box

Remove the lid when you put it in the microwave

Use: The only plastic box that can be put into the microwave oven, which can be reused after careful cleaning. Special attention should be paid to the fact that for some microwave oven lunch boxes, the box body is indeed made of PP No. 5, but the box cover is made of PE No. 1. Since PE cannot withstand high temperatures, it cannot be put into the microwave oven together with the box body. To be on the safe side, remove the lid before putting the container in the microwave.

Polystyrene-06-PS (heat-resistant 60-70 degrees, hot drinks will produce toxins, and styrene will be released when burning) such as: bowl-packed instant noodles box, snack box

Don't use microwave oven to cook instant noodles

Use: heat and cold, but can not be put in the microwave oven, so as not to release chemicals due to high temperature. And can not be used to ride strong acid (such as orange juice), strong alkaline substances, because it will decompose the human body bad polystyrene, easy to cause cancer. Therefore, you should try to avoid packing hot food in fast food boxes.

Other plastic codes -- 07-Others such as: water floss, water cup, bottle

PC glue meets heat release bisphenol A

Use: A material that is heavily used, especially in baby bottles, is controversial because it contains bisphenol A. Lin Hanhua, associate professor of biology and chemistry at City University of Hong Kong, said that in theory, as long as bisphenol A is 100% converted into plastic structure in the process of making PC, it means that the product has no bisphenol A at all, let alone released. However, if a small amount of bisphenol A is not converted into the plastic structure of PC, it may be released into the food or beverage. Therefore, be careful when using this plastic container.