If we asked you to differentiate between the good and bad polymers, would you succeed? Well, most of the people can’t tell how is former any different than the latter. That’s where brands must step in.
It is the responsibility of the brand to educate the consumers about such safety-related information.
All Polymer material manufacturers as well as brand owners must test their products before offering for sale and must ensure that it complies with the national and international safety norms.
The word plastic is derived from Greek word ‘plastics’, which means make. Alexander Parkes of England invented plastic in 1862.
Plastic is also often referred as Polymer, a group of many organic units. A slight difference is that all plastics are polymers, but not all polymers are plastics
Most of the plastics are made from majorly these three raw materials
No. | Type | Chemical Name | Application | Food-Grade Material availability |
Environmental Impact |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
PET | Polyethylene terephthalate | Containers for liquids, single use bottles, soft drink bottles, juice cans, fridge bottles. |
Yes | Easy to recycle |
2 |
HDPE | High-density polyethylene | Milk bottles, corrosion-resistant piping, shampoo & conditioner bottles, drain pipes. |
Yes | Easy to recycle |
3 |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | Vinyl siding, pipes, insulation on electric wires. |
No | Difficult to recycle |
4 |
LDPE | Low-density polyethylene | Bread bags, sandwich bags, dispensing bottles, milk packets. |
Yes | Difficult to recycle |
5 |
PP | Polypropylene | Medicine bottles, cereal liners, tiffins, bottles, food containers. |
Yes | Easy to recycle |
6 |
PS | Polystyrene | Take-away containers, foam packing. | No | Easy to recycle |
7 |
O | Others | Compact discs, car wheel covers, plastic door handles, scrub pads. |
Use with caution | Difficult to recycle |
Annually, 600 billion pounds of plastic is consumed and is growing at 5% a year. Owing to its low cost, ease of manufacturing, versatility, and imperviousness of water, plastic is used across industries including spacecraft and household.
Polymers which are bio-compatible and do not leach out chemicals into food and beverages are safe polymers.
In medicine alone, the diversity of plastics’ uses is incredible. Prosthetics, engineered tissues, and micro-needle patches for drug delivery are all possible with polymers.
Syringes are a good example of how plastics have benefited public health. The problem of easy breakage and the difficulty of cleaning syringes made of metal and glass – have been solved by designing a sterilizable syringe completely made of plastic.
No chemical transfer to food / beverage from plastic
No adverse effect on Human Health.
Pleasant taste
which do not leach out chemicals to food
& beverages contained
to avoid any human touch to plastic granules
Milton is committed to offering only the best products to our customers. We adhere to the highest safety standards to conserve our environment and ensure your good health.