Hey y’all, starting my first small scale aquaponics set up and I’ve stopped making progress because of concerns for food safety in regards to a plastic grow/substrate container. I’m feeling like I’m going down a rabbit hole finding the right container, I know ideally i want HDPE with a type two recycling code, but I’ve also read that it specifically needs to be virgin HDPE and not recycled as that can supposedly have leeching issues, and I’m having a hard time verifying that on certain products.
In addition to that I’ve also read that bpa free does not necessarily mean it’s food safe because the container could just be using other harmful but less regulated compounds that can leech into the water/plants/fish.
So then I start looking into NSF certified plastic containers which is apparently the gold standard for food safety, but any 10 gallon container I find I can’t verify that it’s SPECIFICALLY NSF 51 certified, meaning “ensuring they don’t transfer harmful substances to food or beverages”.
can anyone help clear the air for me or better yet link me directly to a 10 gallon or slightly less container they can verify is safe. or maybe recommend another material I can use that is also moderately easy to work with! Thanks!! submitted by /u/HelpEfficient5000
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