Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These containers are made from a dangerous plastic.. Read on: Number 6 plastic stands for polystyrene (PS) or styrofoam. This is one of the plastic recycling codes that must be avoided or, at least, reused as it is hard to recycle 6 plastic. 6 plastic is cheap to produce, lightweight and it can be easily formed. We meet it in the form of rigid polystyrene and formed styrofoam. Plastic #6 is widely applied to packaging and insulation. The problem with plastic number 6 is its fragility: it breaks up easily and goes to the environment. Tiny pieces of PS can be found at many beaches and in marine creatures. Moreover, #6 plastic contains styrene which can be leached while heated. It is harmful to health and can cause carcinogenic effects. It is possible to recycle number 6 plastic but it is not available and practiced everywhere. Taking into account fast widespread of polystyrene in the environment, people started creating more facilities to recycle 6 PS. Still, now it is more preferable to collect and reuse number 6 plastic. Summing it up? I'm returning it and never purchasing from Chefs path again...at least until they use a safer plastic in their products. I hope I saved someone else the trouble or harm from these containers.