1. Understand the performance of the product and distinguish whether it is toxic or not. This mainly depends on what material the plastic is made of, and whether plasticizers, stabilizers, etc. are added in it. Generally, the plastic food bags, milk bottles, buckets, water bottles, etc. sold in the market are mostly polyethylene plastics, which are lubricated to the touch, and the surface is like a layer of wax, which is easy to burn, with yellow flame and dripping wax. With a paraffin odor, this plastic is non-toxic. Industrial packaging plastic bags or containers are mostly made of polyvinyl chloride, with lead-containing salt stabilizers added to them. When touched by hand, this plastic is sticky and not easy to burn. It goes out immediately after leaving the fire. The flame is green, and the weight is heavy. This plastic is poisonous.
2. Do not use plastic products to pack oil, vinegar and wine at will. Even the white and translucent buckets sold on the market are non-toxic, but they are not suitable for long-term storage of oil and vinegar, otherwise the plastic will swell easily, and the oil will be oxidized, producing substances harmful to the human body; You should also pay attention to the wine, the time should not be too long, too long will reduce the aroma and degree of the wine.
It is especially worth noting that do not use toxic PVC buckets to hold oil, vinegar, wine, etc., otherwise it will contaminate the oil, vinegar and wine. It can cause pain, nausea, skin allergies, etc., and even damage the bone marrow and liver in severe cases. In addition, we should also pay attention not to use barrels to pack kerosene, gasoline, diesel, toluene, ether, etc., because these things are easy to soften and swell the plastic until it cracks and damages, resulting in unexpected consequences.
3. Pay attention to maintenance and anti-aging. When people use plastic products, they often encounter phenomena such as hardening, brittleness, discoloration, cracking and performance degradation, which is plastic aging. In order to solve the aging problem, people often add some antioxidants to plastics to slow down the aging speed. In fact, this does not fundamentally solve the problem. In order to make plastic products durable, it is mainly necessary to use them properly, not to expose to sunlight, not to rain, not to bake on fire or heating, and not to frequently contact with water or oil.
4. Do not burn discarded plastic products. As mentioned earlier, toxic plastics are not easy to burn, because they emit black smoke, odor and toxic gases when burned, which are harmful to the environment and the human body; and non-toxic burning will also pollute the environment and affect human health. It can also cause various inflammations.