Plastics vs. the Environment

1	PET or PETE	(Polyethylene Terephthalate)
2	HDPE	(High Density Polyethylene)
3	V	(Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC)
4	LDPE	(Low Density Polyethylene)
5	PP	(Polypropylene)
6	PS	(Polystyrene)
7	Other	(multi-layered plastics)

General Information

International Plastics Task Force - "Plastic Types" link at the top of the page, or go directly to Plastic Types

Mindfully.org's Plastic page and history of Plastics.

Report of the Berkeley Plastics Task Force

• Toxins, Endocrine Disruptors And Carcinogens That Migrate From The Molecules Of Different Plastic Containers To Their Contents
• Adverse Health Effects of Plastics

Plastic Wraps

Warhurst: Chemicals which have been implicated as hormone disrupters (Phthalates, Alkylphenols, Bisphenol-A and more)

Recycling

• Mindfully.org: Recycling Plastics: An Oxymoron
• Berkely PTF: Seven Misconceptions about Plastic and Plastic Recycling

Mindfully.org: Polyethylene
Mindfully.org: Polyethylene Terephthalate Migration and Toxicity

Polycarbonate leaches bisphenol-A when heated ( Colborn: Source)

Teflon

• Mindfully.org: Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Tetrafluoroethylene and Teflon
• Mother Jones: Did 3M and DuPont ignore evidence of health risks?
• Teflon mystery raises safety questions
• Environmental Working Group: PFCs Global Contaminants