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Environmental impact of plastic a mixed bag

Newsday
April 28, 2008 - .../>Plastic bags can be recycled, but most municipal programs do not accept them. Last week, Huntington became the first Long Island town to take plastic bags dropped off by residents at municipal buildings.While paper can be made into new products a number of times over, plastic bags tend to be resurrected just once -- "downcycled" into products such as plastic lumber that will eventually end up in landfills.However, plastic bags offer stores significant savings over......
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Your Daily Green Bit: Safest plastics? A recycling numerology

Plenty
April 28, 2008 - But we do want to, need to, remember the plastics code. We know that some plastics are more recyclable than others. Soon to be in a new Nalgene bottle.#3, PVC or Vinyl (polyvinyl chloride): not recyclable; soft PVC can leach toxic phthalates. ...
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WSU scientist recalls breakthrough

The Spokesman-Review
April 28, 2008 - .../>Other endocrine disruptors are used in plastics, as well as pesticides and herbicides.Hunt says she's gotten rid of most plastic in her kitchen, and uses glass as much as possible. The plastics she does use never see the inside of a microwave or dishwasher -- as heat is one way to release chemicals in plastic."This chemical scares me," she said. "I want it out of my life because I don't want it leaching into my food."Newstex ID: KRTB-0191-24848407......
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Post office’s plastic gear lost to offices, recyclers

Arkansas Democrat Gazette
April 27, 2008 - Since 2006, Hardie has spent $33.4 million for 8.8 million plastic tubs. Lost plastic trays also cost the baking industry some $50 million to $80 million a year, he said. Prices for plastic resin - derived from oil and natural gas - have doubled over the past two years, Longley said. ...
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It's not easy being green

The Accidental Hedonist
April 26, 2008 - Polycarbonate plastic bottles like the ones Nalgene makes seemed like a good, sturdy solution. The substance is bisphenol-a, or BPA, widely used in the making of the hard, clear and nearly unbreakable plastic called polycarbonate. Polycarbonate plastic bottles like the ones Nalgene makes seemed like a good, sturdy solution. ...
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Debate In A Bottle: No Proof Of Harm From BPA In Plastic, But Caution Urged For Moms, Kids

The Hartford Courant
April 23, 2008 - The idea is that the plastic breaks down and the chemicals leach out. ...
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Plastic bag fees proposal hits snag

San Gabriel Valley Tribune
April 23, 2008 - ...plastic bags or a fee for their use.Other cities, including Azusa and Pico Rivera, have already signed on to the county's mandatory reduction targets, and at least 10 others have expressed interest, said Paul Alva, a senior civil engineer with the county's Environmental Programs Division of the Department of Public Works.As word spreads about a possible 25-cent bag fee, it is "raising people's awareness about the environmental problem of plastic bag litter," Alva said....
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Watch Those Plastic Bottles

Diet Blog
April 23, 2008 - The plastic is more likely to release BPA when repeatedly heated at high temperatures. Don't wash polycarbonate plastic containers in the dishwasher. ...
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New plastic containers are filled with peace of mind

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
April 23, 2008 - Nalgene Nunc International has introduced a new line of BPA-free plastic containers and will phase out its popular line of polycarbonate containers, which have been the rage for nearly a decade. BPA is short for bisphenol A, a controversial compound found in polycarbonate plastics. Recently Nalgene (nalgene-outdoor.com) announced a BPA-free line called Everyday, which embodies the characteristics that made its polycarbonate bottles so popular. ...
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Gearing up: 3 ways to quench a thirst without BPA worries

The Sacramento Bee
April 23, 2008 - If the letters PC (polycarbonate) appear, chances are your bottle was made with BPA. It'll certainly take a beating, though it is slightly heavier (6 ounces) than the plastic competition. This 32-ounce capacity model has a bladder made of a more pliable but less rugged polyethylen HDPE plastic. ...
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