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BPA in rain barrels
June 21, 2009
by NeuroJoe,
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I believe that the plasticizer BPA is used mainly in the production of polycarbonate, PET and epoxy resins to keep them flexible. I'm not positive, but I think that the 55 gallon food grade barrels that are commonly used for rain water collection are made of HDPE. These containers do not have to be as flexible as those that are manufactured to hold things like soda and water in individual serving sizes, so they typically do not contain high levels of plasticizers like BPA.