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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 668735, member: 8267&quot;]If you want to try polyethylene, you can check your recycling bin for things marked HDPE or 2 in the triangle. </p><ul> <li>&quot;1&quot; signifies that the product is made out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate" rel="nofollow">polyethylene terephthalate</a> (PET) (beverage bottles, cups, other packaging, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;2&quot; signifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene" rel="nofollow">high-density polyethylene</a> (HDPE) (bottles, cups, milk jugs, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;3&quot; signifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" rel="nofollow">polyvinyl chloride</a> (PVC) (pipes, siding, flooring, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;4&quot; signifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-density_polyethylene" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-density_polyethylene" rel="nofollow">low-density polyethylene</a> (LDPE) (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bags" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bags" rel="nofollow">plastic bags</a>, six-pack rings, tubing, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;5&quot; signifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene" rel="nofollow">polypropylene</a> (PP) (auto parts, industrial fibres, food containers, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;6&quot; signifies <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene" rel="nofollow">polystyrene</a> (PS) (plastic utensils, Styrofoam, cafeteria trays, etc.)</li> <li>&quot;7&quot; signifies other plastics, such as acrylic, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon" rel="nofollow">nylon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbonate" rel="nofollow">polycarbonate</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid" rel="nofollow">polylactic acid</a> (PLA).</li> </ul><p>But I don&#039;t know about the static. </p><p>I just thought the surface of your beads looked odd for genuine amber, so have been leaning more towards Any&#039;s suggestion about the plastic beads. But you might have the real things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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