Kod Nombor Plastik

Setiap barangan plastik ada melabelkan kod plastik berkenaan di bawahnya. Jadikan kebiasaan anda untuk meneliti apakah kod nombor plastic yang anda beli.

•   No. 1 – Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE atau PET) – polymer strand can leach out releasing carcinogenic agent. Also has antimony trioxide. Skin Iritation, SOB, menstrual irregularities, abortion, delayed growth.

•   No. 2 – High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)- antimony trioxide will slowly leached out with repeated used

•  No. 3 – Polyvinyl Choride (V atau PVC) – Most difficult to recycle. Has DEHA which interfere with food. Melt at -15^◦C. damage renal, liver

•  No. 4 – Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) – Strong plastic. Can be recycle.

•  No. 5 – Polypropylene (PP) – best plastic to store foods or medicine

•   no. 6 – Polystyrene (PS) – styrene leached out to food. Damage nervous system. Altered estrogen / progesterone effect. difficult to recycle.

•      No. 7 – Other : SAN (Styrene acrylonitrile), ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PC (polycarbonate)- leached out Bisphenol-A. Causes hormonal disturbances. Reduces sperm counts. Reduce Immune response.

Di sini jelas bahawa plastik berkod no. 5 adalah yg ok untuk digunakan bagi menyimpan makanan. Walaubagaimanapun, pilihan utama adalah bukan plastik tetapi pilihlah bekas makanan daripada bekas kaca.