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1. PETE/PET.

PETE atau PET (polyethylene terephthalate). Botol jenis PETE/PET ini


disarankan hanya untuk sekali pakai. Bila terlalu sering dipakai, dan
digunakan untuk menyimpan air hangat apalagi panas, akan
mengakibatkan lapisan polimer pada botol tersebut akan meleleh dan
mengeluarkan zat karsinogenik yang bisa menyebabkan kanker dalam
jangka panjang.
Bahan PETE ini berbahaya bagi pekerja yang berhubungan dengan
pengolahan maupun botol daur ulang botol PETE. Pembuatan PETE
menggunakan senyawa antimoni trioksida. Senyawa ini bisa masuk ke
dalam tubuh melalui sistem pernapasan dengan menghirup udara.
Seringnya menghirup senyawa ini bisa mengakibatkan iritasi kulit dan
saluran pernapasan. Bagi wanita, senyawa ini meningkatkan masalah
menstruasi dan keguguran. Bila melahirkan, anak kemungkinan besar
akan mengalami pertumbuhan yang lambat hingga usia 12 bulan.
Read more: http://desxripsi.blogspot.com/2012/04/kenali-tanda-segitigapada-botol-untuk.html#ixzz2Cf55838R

How to reduce ?
since three years ago , DML(Dana Mitra Lingkungan) has been marketing a more
environmentally friendly form of plastic: Ecoplas. Composed of polymer and powdered
cassava waste, Ecoplas comes in different qualities, according to how quickly it can decay.
"Some types can fully decompose in a month, others need between three and six months. The
higher the amount of organic materials it contains, the higher the price," Kemal explained. "It
still contains polymer, but in a safe proportion, which is actually good for the soil as polymer
can help bind the much-needed minerals for fertility *of the soil*."
For Indonesian, Ecoplas has yet to find widespread acceptance as a replacement for
conventional plastic, even as the company that produces it supplies it in bulk to US clients
such as Nike and WalMart.
In Indonesia, it is only used by several hotels as laundry bags and a couple of other smaller
clients, Kemal said, while wider retail distribution of the product is hampered by the limited
sizes of orders.
In the long run, the company that produces Ecoplas plans to venture only into the upstream
production of biodegradable plastic pellets and let others jump on the wagon to start
distributing end-user products, he added.

It is perhaps an alternative that could be developed with the push of the recently issued law
on waste management that demand producers that use plastic packaging take greater
responsibility for their products' waste.
"There will be incentives for those producing with biodegradable plastic," said the Office of
the Environment Minister's deputy for pollution control, Gempur Adnan.
But research into biodegradable plastic has not reached a level where we can start producing
food-grade Ecoplas, Kemal said.
For the replacement of plastic bottles, perhaps an imported idea could be further developed.
US-based Brand Image has recently launched its innovative paper bottle. With certain
engineering, paper pulp is turned into bottles sturdy and water-resistant enough to contain
beverages. Another plus is that they can decompose more quickly than plastic bottles, which
require a millennium to be fully digested by the soil.
Some have raised concerns that using paper does not mean it is fully environmentally friendly
as it would increase wood consumption, but the design has so far been acknowledged as the
most innovative of its kind. It has received the International Design Excellence Award.
Speaking of design, if replacing plastic is still not feasible, playing with the shape of a plastic
bottle can at least reduce the amount of plastic needed, and hence reduce the amount of waste
itself.
Multinational company Nestle has launched its Eco-Shape bottle, which is 15 percent lighter
than its previous plastic bottles. The thinner material is complemented by the bottle's more
arching, corseted silhouette, which allows it more structure to hold its contents.
With the new design, Nestle claims to have reduced its annual polymer consumption for
bottles by 65 million pounds.
- JP Anissa S. Febrina

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