Comments on: Recycling Posts From Yesteryear http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/comment-page-1/#comment-2536 Peggy Tue, 06 May 2008 19:50:39 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/#comment-2536 DramaMama, #7 is a composite of different plastics. That's why it can't be recycled. What came in it? I don't see this one used for food much. From what I understand, the worst one for leaching is #3 -- PVC. But for a human water container, I have switched to SIGG, avoiding all plastics. DramaMama, #7 is a composite of different plastics. That’s why it can’t be recycled. What came in it? I don’t see this one used for food much.

From what I understand, the worst one for leaching is #3 — PVC. But for a human water container, I have switched to SIGG, avoiding all plastics.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Jennifer Tue, 06 May 2008 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/#comment-369 That's a long question. Personally, I'd just use it for watering plants, or some other non-human/pet use. If it's newer, you can take it back to where you got it maybe. Here's one article (easy read) about it. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/326907_plastic09.html That’s a long question. Personally, I’d just use it for watering plants, or some other non-human/pet use. If it’s newer, you can take it back to where you got it maybe.

Here’s one article (easy read) about it. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/326907_plastic09.html

]]> By: DramaMama http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/comment-page-1/#comment-365 DramaMama Tue, 06 May 2008 12:30:17 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/recycling-posts-from-yesteryear/#comment-365 This is more of a reusing question...I have a huge jug w/a nice handle that can't be recycled b/c it's #7. I was thinking of using it for dry storage but a friend said that # is the worst for leaching. So I just throw it out...? I guess it would make a good watering jug but I was wondering what you thought about the leaching of #s other than 1 and 2. This is more of a reusing question…I have a huge jug w/a nice handle that can’t be recycled b/c it’s #7. I was thinking of using it for dry storage but a friend said that # is the worst for leaching. So I just throw it out…? I guess it would make a good watering jug but I was wondering what you thought about the leaching of #s other than 1 and 2.

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