What plastics are bad?

[tigger_too_wooh]

I'm cleaning out my kitchen cabinets today and I'm trying to rid our house of the bad plastic. Which numbers are "bad" again?

Thanks for your help!

 

[sun22beam]

I know that 7 is bad. Other than that, I'd have to look it up.

 

[gr8nrg]

all plastics are bad to store food in. Use ceramic (lead-free) or glass.

 

[diGriz]

When they're bad...they're better.

Plastic beer bottles are very bad. You might even say they are naughty.

Bartender! Another round of St. Pauli Girl's for me and my friends here.

 

[dbee]

So if you have to use plastic, it is safest to stick to numbers 2, 4, 5 and 7 (other than polycarbonate) whenever possible.

 

[tigger_too_wooh]

Thanks!!

So, 1, 3 & 6 are bad...

I'll get those out of my drawers...


diGriz... you make me smile! Which is a hard task when I'm holidaygrandplanning my kitchen...

 

[dbee]

Stay away from good numbers that contain polycarbonate :help:

 

[tigger_too_wooh]

so how can I tell if it contains a polycarbonate?

 

[gr8nrg]

so how can I tell if it contains a polycarbonate?

it tastes different

 

[dbee]

Here's a good page to read about the plastics that are good and bad.

http://abunchofgreens.blogspot.com/2008/03/good-plastic-bad-plastic.html



• Avoid using plastic in microwave. Any plastic can leach harmful chemicals when heated. Avoid to warm food even in plastic labeled as “microwave safe”. “Microwave safe” does not mean that there is no leaching of chemicals.
• Use alternatives to plastics whenever possible. Bring a glass container with you at the restaurants. Use stainless steel or glass to store your food.
• Buy food in glass containers. However, pay attention that phtalates were found in lids of glass jars.
• Use alternatives for baby bottles and bottles made for polycarbonate. Use instead glass bottles or other made from safer plastic.
• Drink the water from bottled water quickly and keep it away from heat to avoid leaching of chemicals.
• Do not reuse bottles or food containers made for single using.
• Avoid plastic cutlery and dinnerware.
• Avoid plastics that are not recyclable (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Buy bio-based plastic alternatives if available.
• Get rid of all plastic from your kitchen

 

[tigger_too_wooh]

The Chart ROCKS! Thanks!

 

[ULTIMATEgrafx]

I am clueless here, is this a new thing? How can plastics make you sick? Or what chemicals are they leaching? I am completely clueless, can yall clue me in here? I don't want to make my kiddos sick!

 

[K Ma]

so how can I tell if it contains a polycarbonate?

it tastes different

Yes, you have to lick them - smelling them helps too!

Here's a good page to read about the plastics that are good and bad.

http://abunchofgreens.blogspot.com/2008/03/good-plastic-bad-plastic.html



• Avoid using plastic in microwave. Any plastic can leach harmful chemicals when heated. Avoid to warm food even in plastic labeled as “microwave safe”. “Microwave safe” does not mean that there is no leaching of chemicals.
• Use alternatives to plastics whenever possible. Bring a glass container with you at the restaurants. Use stainless steel or glass to store your food.
• Buy food in glass containers. However, pay attention that phtalates were found in lids of glass jars.
• Use alternatives for baby bottles and bottles made for polycarbonate. Use instead glass bottles or other made from safer plastic.
• Drink the water from bottled water quickly and keep it away from heat to avoid leaching of chemicals.
• Do not reuse bottles or food containers made for single using.
• Avoid plastic cutlery and dinnerware.
• Avoid plastics that are not recyclable (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Buy bio-based plastic alternatives if available.
• Get rid of all plastic from your kitchen

Good info dbee! :bigok:

 

[morriefisher]

all plastics are bad to store food in. Use ceramic (lead-free) or glass.

glass contains aluminum, it is created from sand.

 

[gr8nrg]

Nonsense. They are still much much more safe than plastics.

 

[DanC]

I'll stick with stainless steel

 

[diGriz]

so how can I tell if it contains a polycarbonate?

The bubbles tickle your nose when you chew.

 

[morriefisher]

A San Francisco supervisor is calling on stores to pull baby bottles that contain the chemical bisphenol A, which studies have linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.