What Does The Number On The Bottle Bottom Packaging Mean?

When you are drink beverage, you can see some number under the packaging bottle

. Have you wondered that what do these numbers mean? Now let me have a brief introduction to you, in order to make the reuse of bottle safer.

Number 1: PET

This number usually labeled on bottle of mineral water, carbonic acid and so on. When you notice this number, you should not recycle to hold with hot water.

This packaging material only suits to hold warm drinking or cold drinking. With high temperature, the bottle will easy to transformation, even will release some harmful material.

So do put away the bottle, to avoid the diseases.

Number 2: HDPE

This number usually labeled on the bottom of packaging of cleaning supplies and bathing supplies. This means do recycle after thoroughgoing cleaning.

During the using, you must clean these bottles thoroughly. However, these kinds of containers are difficult to clean, so youd better do not use them.

Number 3: PVC

This kind of packaging material is seldom use in food packaging. Do not buy the products with this packaging.

The material of HDPE will produce harmful materials under high temperature, even will release during manufacturing. If the harmful materials enter body, many diseases like mastocarcinoma will occurred. At present, these packaging materials are seldom use in food packaging.

Number 4: LDPE

You will often see this number on preservative film and plastic film and so on.

This packaging material has low heat resistance. Generally, eligible preservative will appear hot melting phenomenon when the temperature exceed 110 degree and leave some plastic preparation which body cannot decompose. So before putting food into microwave oven, do take off the preservative film.

Number 5: PP

This packaging material is often used to make microwave oven Box.

This is the only packaging material that can put into microwave oven; you must clean carefully for recycling. What you should pay more attention to is to take off the box cover because it is made by Number 1 material PE.

Number 6: PS

Packaging material of PS is usually used in bowl shape instant noodle.

This kind of packaging material is heat-resisting and cold resistance, while cannot put into microwave oven. The purpose is to avoid the releasing of chemical. So you should avoid packing hot food with these containers.

Number 7: PC

This number tells us which chemical materials made bottles like kettle, cup and feeding-bottle.

We know that some chemical materials are harmful. If you taste the drinking with taste of plastic, do put away it.

I hope this little introduction will help you to choose and recycle the bottles. Do care for your health.

by: ella

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