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No Plastic Containers in the Freezer & Oven!

Posted by praning5254 • 9/12/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: plastic containers, post promotion

It's been a while since I did some shameless blog promotion. Now, I feel like doing it.

This post is about the hazard posed by plastic containers to our health..

www.praningshoutout.com/2008/09/no-plastic-containers-in-freezer-oven.html

If you have any reactions or input to further support the claim or make it invalid kindly inform me. Thanks!

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9/12/08

kirewass

There are so many different types of plastic, and different plastics have different properties and characteristics.
Here are a few examples:

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) for frozen food such as freezer bags and squeezable bottles.

Polypropylene(PP) for reusable microwaveable ware such as take away containers, kitchenware, and microwaveable disposable.

Polyvinylchloride(PVC) is an environmental poison throughout its life cycle. PVC releases dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants during its manufacture and disposal.

Dioxins are created when PVC plastic is burned in stoves, open trash burning, incinerators, and accidental fires.

Plastic is everywhere and in everything. Not many of us can live in a “plastic-free" world.

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9/12/08

jackpayne

Great rundown, Kirewass. And, remember, all are made from oil.

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9/12/08

kirewass

Thanks Jack!

Sweden has created an efficient and probably profitable national system for saving the environment through recycling all kinds of garbage.

I have a great number of trash bins in my house for different kinds of trash. Aluminum in one, other metals in another, colored glass in one, other glass in another, newspapers in one, hard paper in another .... and plastics.... (Furthermore, everything have to be cleaned before it is thrown away).

There are approx. seven different types of plastics in circulation. I am not allowed to put all plastics in the same recycling bin.

"Energy saving"? Well... That's another story.

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1. 9/13/08
  
  csiunatc
  
  Lets not forget they also have a trash police that will search through your trash for identity information, hunt you down and fine you if you throw things in the wrong container or if the garbage station is full and you leave the bag sitting outside it.
  
  Great idea, Crappy execution.
9/13/08

praning5254

Thanks for your input...Although we can not live in a totally "plastic-free" world, still by being aware of the biohazards they may cause to our health, we can minimize the danger posed to us by being able to identify which among them are more poisonous.

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