Plastics identification code
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! colspan="2" |TYPE OF PLASTIC | ! colspan="2" |TYPE OF PLASTIC | ||
- | !PROPERTIES <br />Incl. Specific Gravity | + | !align="center"|PROPERTIES <br />Incl. Specific Gravity |
- | !APPLICATIONS:<br />Virgin Grades | + | !align="center"|APPLICATIONS:<br />Virgin Grades |
- | !APPLICATIONS:<br />Recycled grades<br />MAJOR USE / minor use | + | !align="center"|APPLICATIONS:<br />Recycled grades <br />MAJOR USE / minor use |
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| align="center" | [[Image:PETE.jpg]] | | align="center" | [[Image:PETE.jpg]] | ||
! Polyethylene<br />Terephthalate<br />PET | ! Polyethylene<br />Terephthalate<br />PET | ||
- | |align="center" |Clear, tough, solvent <br />resistant. Used for rigids, <br />sheets and fibres<br />. Softens: 85 C<br /SG = 1.38 | + | |align="center" |Clear, tough, solvent <br />resistant. Used for rigids, <br />sheets and fibres<br />. Softens: 85 C<br />SG = 1.38 |
|align="center" |Carbonated soft drink<br />bottles, fruit juice bottles, <br />pillow and sleeping bag<br /> filling, textile fibres | |align="center" |Carbonated soft drink<br />bottles, fruit juice bottles, <br />pillow and sleeping bag<br /> filling, textile fibres | ||
|align="center"|'''BEVERAGE BOTTLES''' <br />Clothing, geo-textiles, bottles for<br />detergents etc., laminated sheets<br />clear packaging film,<br />carpet fibres | |align="center"|'''BEVERAGE BOTTLES''' <br />Clothing, geo-textiles, bottles for<br />detergents etc., laminated sheets<br />clear packaging film,<br />carpet fibres | ||
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| align="center" | [[Image:HDPE.jpg]] | | align="center" | [[Image:HDPE.jpg]] | ||
!High Density<br />Polyethylene<br />HDPE | !High Density<br />Polyethylene<br />HDPE | ||
- | | align="center"| Hard to semi-flexible<br />waxy surface, opaque.<br />Softens: 135° C<br /SG = 0.96 <br /> | + | | align="center"| Hard to semi-flexible<br />waxy surface, opaque.<br />Softens: 135° C<br />SG = 0.96 <br /> |
|align="center"| Crinkly shopping bags,<br />freezer bags, milk bottles,<br />bleach bottles, buckets, rigid<br />agricultural pipe, milk crates | |align="center"| Crinkly shopping bags,<br />freezer bags, milk bottles,<br />bleach bottles, buckets, rigid<br />agricultural pipe, milk crates | ||
| align="center"| '''FILM,BLOW MOULDED '''<br />'''CONTAINERS'''<br />Agricultural pipes, pallets, bins for <br />compost and kerbside collections,<br />extruded sheet, crates, garden edging, <br />household bags, oil containers, pallets | | align="center"| '''FILM,BLOW MOULDED '''<br />'''CONTAINERS'''<br />Agricultural pipes, pallets, bins for <br />compost and kerbside collections,<br />extruded sheet, crates, garden edging, <br />household bags, oil containers, pallets | ||
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| align="center" |Clear, glassy, rigid,<br />brittle, opaque semitough,<br />melts at 95°C.<br />Affected by fats and<br />solvents.Softens: 90° C<br />SG = 1.06 | | align="center" |Clear, glassy, rigid,<br />brittle, opaque semitough,<br />melts at 95°C.<br />Affected by fats and<br />solvents.Softens: 90° C<br />SG = 1.06 | ||
| align="center" |Refrigerator bins & crispers,<br />stationery accessories, coat<br />hangers, medical disposables.<br />Meat & poultry trays, yoghurt &<br />dairy containers, vending cups | | align="center" |Refrigerator bins & crispers,<br />stationery accessories, coat<br />hangers, medical disposables.<br />Meat & poultry trays, yoghurt &<br />dairy containers, vending cups | ||
- | | align="center" |'''INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING, COAT'''<br />'''HANGERS, CONCRETE'''<br />'''REINFORCING CHAIRS''' | + | | align="center" |'''INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING, COAT'''<br />'''HANGERS, CONCRETE'''<br />'''REINFORCING CHAIRS'''<br />Moulded products, coat hangers,<br />office accessories, spools, rulers,<br />video cases and printer cartridges |
- | <br />Moulded products, coat hangers,<br />office accessories, spools, rulers,<br />video cases and printer cartridges | + | |
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The Plastics Identification Code identifies the type of plastic resin a product is made from. The code makes it easier for re-processors to identify and separate used plastics for a range of new applications. Single and mixed materials can be recycled into new products, and used plastics can also be converted into liquid fuel or other energy.