How many types of plastic to make food containers?
A. Seven types of plastic are commonly used in our daily food contact products. #1 – PET (or PETE) used for soda, water, and some beer and liquor bottles, boil-in-bags, containers for mouthwash, drugs, jelly, dressing oil, oven-safe food trays, and a variety of other one-time-use beverage containers. #2 – HDPE (high-density polyethylene), is the opaque plastic used for milk jugs; juice bottles, bleach, detergent, household cleaner or shampoo bottles for trash and shopping bags, motor oil bottles, butter and yogurt tubs, and cereal box liners. #3 – PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is the least recyclable plastic, releasing dioxin in manufacture and as it ages. It is used in plumbing, shower curtains, wire jackets, siding, windows, dashboards, outdoor furniture, and jungle gyms. Discarded PVC waste contributes further pollution to the environment when it breaks down. PVC contains BPA and phthalates, as well as DEHA (di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate), which is linked to liver cancer. DEHA in cling wrap le
