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Definitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwave (www.bonappetit.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year 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.