Surprising Spots Where PVC is Hiding
- Backpacks with shiny plastic designs often contain PVC, and sometimes even lead.
- The paper your meat or cheeses are wrapped in at the store, waxed paper and parchment paper may contain PVC.
- Seemingly PVC-free lunch bags or metal lunch boxes may be coated with PVC inside.
- Notebooks that have colorful plastic-encased metal spirals usually contain PVC, and the same goes for colored paper clips.
- PVC often fills polymer clays such as Sculpey and Fimo.
In addition to following these tips, you can find a wallet-size version o
f the CHEJ’s back-to-school shopping guide to take with you on the go. The guide offers general tips along with a list of PVC-free school supplies and where to find them including binders, notebooks, pencils, markers, pencil cases, sneakers, backpacks, art smocks, lunch boxes, lunch wraps and more.
Ideally, you should avoid plastics all together when you go back-to-school shopping. Polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) should also be avoided. CHEJ’s guide offers tips on how and why you should stay away from these plastics as well.
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