Cling film

packaging

Originally uploaded by Matthew mumford

Not being much of a Suzy Home maker I have hardly ever in my life bought cling film. Wrap? leftovers? In the fridge? Where the beer is? Nahhhhh.

Rather glad now I’ve found out that PVC is added to clingfilm to make it more clingy.

This means that that clingfilm is harder to recycle as it gives off nasty and dangerous fumes.This means that cling film is not at the moment recycled – not that it cant be but that it is not as easy to recycle as LDPE clingfilm (film with out PVC)

According to some it is almost impossible to tell PVC clingfilm and polythene cling film apart.

PVC cling film is used in the food industry.

There are reports about chemicals leaching from plastics into food

For a list of chemicals in plastic that may be leaching into your food go to I’m a barbie girl

On the other hand foodplast – they make food wrap – say sure it happens but the levels are completely safe.

As ever a great write up can be found in Wikkipedia

Other links

The plastic in us – studies on plastic chemicals or particles entering our food / food chain.

PVC – plastic fantastic or plastic poison

This guy loves plastic ceilings but doesnt let his love blind him to the potential dangers of such a  challenging choice. I know that ceilings are not a  disposable plastic product so rather outside my remit but it is a very  interesting write up on the great PVC debate

http://ceilings.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/what-is-the-deal-with-pvc/

Something on the PVC debate in Europe

http://www.tvlink.org/vnr.cfm?vidID=22