Experts say, even if it claims to be “microwave-safe.”
  • CubitOom
    1•9 months ago

    My understanding is that polypropylene is the most stable plastic (with hdpe coming in at a close second) unless subjected to uv radiation. Of course, it depends on the co-polymer which is almost impossible to find on a product.

    Hdpe is not supposed to have an issue with UV radiation however.

    I wonder if the radiation that is emitted from a microwave has similar effects as UV radiation.

    • @[email protected]
      2•9 months ago

      Short answer: no. It’s an entirely different wavelength and has other effects. UV does its damage by ionizing, which microwaves are fundamentally incapable of.

      So the taken effect is a different one.