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here's the catch though: recycle code 7 is "Other" plastic .... not included in the first 6 types New

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Concerning all the attention recently directed towards the #7 Nalgene bottles and BPA... Elvez New
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Our poly Hersheys bottles are labeled number 7. Does not mean they are made of the same stuff as Nalgene 7. ezwater New
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you believe wrong then. The number does in fact indicate the type of plastic ... GCA_Steve New
Date: May 13 2008, 17:53 GMT
From: GCA_Steve

so it could be almost any friggin thing. Expanded styrofoam?

I would think Hershey bottles would usually be type 2, just like your canoe and my kayak.

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Some Hersheys are labeled 2, some are labeled 7, but it's pretty much the same stuff. <NT> ezwater New

the type 7's are probably so because the leftover chocolate syrup changes their chemical composition. GCA_Steve New

ps. hmmmmm!! same number of recycle classes as whitewater difficulty levels. GCA_Steve New

The Magic Number Seven, +/- 2 !! <NT> ezwater New

actually the whitewater levels are 0 thru 6. GCA_Steve New

which makes seven btw GCA_Steve New

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