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identification codes
Plastic identification codes
| Symbol |
Type of plastic |
Common uses |
Could be recycled to |
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PET
(Polyethylene Terephthalate) |
Soft drink and water bottles, salad domes, biscuit
trays, salad dressing and peanut butter containers |
Pillow and sleeping bag filling, clothing, soft
drink bottles, carpet |
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PE-HD
(High Density Polyethylene) |
Crinkly shopping bags, freezer bags, milk bottles,
ice cream containers, juice bottles, shampoo, chemical and detergent
bottles, buckets, rigid detergent bottles, rigid agricultural
pipe, milk crates |
Recycling bins, compost bins, buckets, detergent containers,
posts, fencing, pipe
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PVC-U
(Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride) |
Cosmetic containers, electrical conduit, plumbing
pipes and fittings, blister packs, wall cladding, roof sheeting,
bottles |
Flooring, film and sheets, cables, speed bumps,
packaging, binders, mud flaps and mats |
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PVC-P
(Plasticised Polyvinyl Chloride) |
Garden hose, shoe soles, cable sheathing, blood
bags and tubing, watch straps |
Flooring, film and sheets, cables, speed bumps,
packaging, binders, mud flaps and mats |
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PE-LD
(Low density Polyethylene) |
Plastic food wrap, garbage bags,
squeeze bottles, black irrigation tube, black mulch film, garbage
bins |
Rubbish bin liners, pallet sheets |
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PP
(Polypropylene) |
Dip pottles and ice cream tubs, potato chip bags,
straws, microwave dishes, kettles, garden furniture, lunch boxes,
blue packing tape |
Pegs, bins, pipes, pallet sheets, oil funnels,
car battery cases, trays |
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PS
(Polystyrene) |
CD cases, plastic cutlery, imitation
'crystal glassware', low cost brittle toys, video cases |
Coat-hangers, coasters, whiteware,
components, stationery trays and accessories |
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PS-E
(Expanded Polystyrene) |
Foamed polystyrene hot drink cups, hamburger takeaway
clamshells, foamed meat trays, protective packaging for fragile
items |
Coat hangers, coasters, white ware, components,
stationery trays and accessories |
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Other - letters below the symbol indicate the ISO
code for the plastic type |
Car parts, appliance parts, computers, electronics,
water cooler bottles, packaging |
Car parts, concrete aggregate, plastic timber |
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