I work teaching elementary classrooms about nature and the enviroment....here's some info you NEED!
It's called the mobius loop...it's that triangle shape on the bottom of all plastic containers and cups made with arrows ...there's a number inside of it showing the grade of plastic. The #7 is discontinued although there's still several in use but that is the grade that is made with BPA.
FYI #1,#3,#5 plasctics are all recyclable and made into carpets, fleece, plumbing pipes, bread bag clips, plastic pellets for stuffing teddy bears and sleeping bags, frisbees etc etc...the list goes on and on!#4 plastics are filmy (grocery bags etc) and get made back into bags. You can even recycle tinfoil!
But getting back to BPA....the studies continually change on what is safe....I recommend NOT using ANY hard plastic....if you hold it in your hand and can't sqeeze it, chances are it's a #7 plastic. Last studies show when heated up the BPA will seep into the fluid it's holding (ie. your baby milk) but studies are unclear what temperature does this. Some studies show room temperature, other studies says the suns heat,others say high temperatures from the microwave or hot water etc etc and different studies are not in agreement at this time.
The best bet is NO #7 PLASTIC AT ALL!!!
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