<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Umbra on which plastics to avoid]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Ivriniel http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/ Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:44:18 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/1 PVC

Just to add to the all around badness of PVC, Vinyl Chloride is associated with a very specific kind of liver cancer, and workers who make PVC are exposed to the stuff.

Ivriniel

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Just to add to the all around badness of PVC, Vinyl Chloride is associated with a very specific kind of liver cancer, and workers who make PVC are exposed to the stuff.

Ivriniel

]]> Comment #2 by bobbycorwell http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:23:55 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/2 Vinyl Records

So obviously buying vinyl records is out, right?  what about keeping the ones I have already?  Is that dangerous/hazardous to my health?

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So obviously buying vinyl records is out, right?  what about keeping the ones I have already?  Is that dangerous/hazardous to my health?

]]> Comment #3 by sarahlynn http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/ Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:37 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/3 Which Plastics Are Which?

In a previous column, Umbra suggested creating a rhyme to help one remember which plastics are better.  I used part of her discarded rhyme and create this one to help myself:

1 and 2 are safe for you
4 and 5, you'll stay alive

Silly, but it worked.  Now I don't even need the rhyme.

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In a previous column, Umbra suggested creating a rhyme to help one remember which plastics are better.  I used part of her discarded rhyme and create this one to help myself:

1 and 2 are safe for you
4 and 5, you'll stay alive

Silly, but it worked.  Now I don't even need the rhyme.

]]> Comment #4 by mpmadar http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/ Wed, 14 May 2008 02:49:44 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/umbra-plastics/4 Way to remember plastics....

Okay here we go:
"Use 1, 2, 4, & 5 and you will stay alive."
"Use 3, 6, or 7, and you will go straight to heaven!"

Helps me to remember and I do now check the bottom of every plastic before use!

One question...if it is 3, 6, or 7 can I put it in the recycle bin or must I put in trash?
Thanks


]]> Way to remember plastics....

Okay here we go:
"Use 1, 2, 4, & 5 and you will stay alive."
"Use 3, 6, or 7, and you will go straight to heaven!"

Helps me to remember and I do now check the bottom of every plastic before use!

One question...if it is 3, 6, or 7 can I put it in the recycle bin or must I put in trash?
Thanks


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