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note you believe wrong then.  The number does in fact indicate the type of plastic ... New

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Re: note Concerning all the attention recently directed towards the #7 Nalgene bottles and BPA... Elvez New
Re: note Our poly Hersheys bottles are labeled number 7.  Does not mean they are made of the same stuff as Nalgene 7.   ezwater New
Date: May 13 2008, 17:46 GMT
From: GCA_Steve

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so it can be grouped into bins by recycling plant employees who have been trained to recognize the basic single-digit numbers.

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note What, there are Nalgene bottles labeled number 7? The Nalgene bottles I've seen are polycarbonate, and ezwater New
note scroll down to bottom of this here page: GCA_Steve New
note I just checked our inventory.  Nearly all are class 2 HDPE. One older one is class 7 "other" but ezwater New
note check out this here too, this is some good shit. GCA_Steve New
note here's the catch though:  recycle code 7 is "Other" plastic .... not included in the first 6 types GCA_Steve New
note Some Hersheys are labeled 2, some are labeled 7, but it's pretty much the same stuff. <NT> ezwater New
note the type 7's are probably so because the leftover chocolate syrup changes their chemical composition. GCA_Steve New
more ps.  hmmmmm!!  same number of recycle classes as whitewater difficulty levels. GCA_Steve New
smile The Magic Number Seven, +/-  2  !! <NT> ezwater New
note actually the whitewater levels are 0 thru 6. GCA_Steve New
more which makes seven btw GCA_Steve New
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