Plastics identification code

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|<center>Hard, flexible, translucent</center><center>(can be transparent).</center><center>Wide property range for</center><center>many applications, good</center><center>chemical resistance.</center><center>Softens: 165° C</center>
|<center>Hard, flexible, translucent</center><center>(can be transparent).</center><center>Wide property range for</center><center>many applications, good</center><center>chemical resistance.</center><center>Softens: 165° C</center>
<center>SG = 0.90</center>
<center>SG = 0.90</center>
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Revision as of 12:05, 4 October 2007

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.

TYPE OF PLASTIC PROPERTIES
Incl. Specific Gravity 		APPLICATIONS:
Virgin Grades 		APPLICATIONS:
Recycled grades
MAJOR USE / minor use
Polyethylene
Terephthalate
PET
Clear, tough, solvent
resistant. Used for rigids,
sheets and fibres.
Softens: 85 C
SG = 1.38
Carbonated soft drink
bottles, fruit juice bottles,
pillow and sleeping bag
filling, textile fibres
BEVERAGE BOTTLES
Clothing, geo-textiles, bottles for
detergents etc., laminated sheets,
clear packaging film,
carpet fibres
High Density
Polyethylene
HDPE
Hard to semi-flexible,
waxy surface, opaque.
Softens: 135° C
SG = 0.96
Crinkly shopping bags,
freezer bags, milk bottles,
bleach bottles, buckets, rigid
agricultural pipe, milk crates
FILM, BLOW MOULDED
CONTAINERS
Agricultural pipes, pallets, bins for
compost and kerbside collections,
extruded sheet, crates, garden edging,
household bags, oil containers, pallets
Unplasticised
Polyvinyl
Chloride
UPVC
Hard rigid, can be clear,
can be solvent welded
Softens: 70 - 100° C
SG = 1.40
Electrical conduit, plumbing
pipes and fittings, blister
packs, clear cordial and fruit
juice bottles
PIPE, FLOORING
Pipe and hose fittings,
garden hose, electrical conduit,
shoes, road cone bases,
drainage pipes, electrical conduit
and ducting, detergent bottles
Plasticised
Polyvinyl
Chloride
PPVC
Flexible, clear, elastic,
can be solvent welded
Softens: 70 - 100° C
SG = 1.35
Garden hose, shoe soles,
cable sheathing, blood bags
and tubing, watch straps,
rain wear
same as UPVC
Low Density
Polyethylene
LDPE
Linear: LLDPE
Soft, flexible, waxy
surface translucent,
withstands solvents
Softens: 115° C
SG = 0.92
Garbage bags, squeeze
bottles, black irrigation tube,
silage and mulch films,
garbage bins
FILMS: BUILDERS, CONCRETE
LINING and BAGS
Agricultural pipe, nursery & other films
Polypropylene
PP
Hard, flexible, translucent
(can be transparent).
Wide property range for
many applications, good
chemical resistance.
Softens: 165° C
SG = 0.90
Film, carpet fibre,
appliances, automotive, toys,
housewares, crates, pails,
bottles, caps and closures,
furniture, rigid packaging
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