Plastics identification code
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|<center>Film, carpet fibre,</center><center>appliances, automotive, toys,</center> <center>housewares, crates, pails,</center> <center>bottles, caps and closures, </center><center>furniture, rigid packaging</center> | |<center>Film, carpet fibre,</center><center>appliances, automotive, toys,</center> <center>housewares, crates, pails,</center> <center>bottles, caps and closures, </center><center>furniture, rigid packaging</center> | ||
|<center>CRATES, BOXES, PLANT POTS</center><center>Compost bins, garden edging,</center><center>irrigation fittings, building panels</center> | |<center>CRATES, BOXES, PLANT POTS</center><center>Compost bins, garden edging,</center><center>irrigation fittings, building panels</center> | ||
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+ | !Polystyrene<br />PS | ||
+ | |<center>Clear, glassy, rigid,</center><center>brittle, opaque semitough,</center><center>melts at 95°C.</center> | ||
+ | <center>Affected by fats and</center><center>solvents.</center><center>Softens: 90° C</center><center>SG = 1.06</center> | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, 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 |
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Polyethylene Terephthalate PET | |||
High Density Polyethylene HDPE | |||
Unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride UPVC | |||
Plasticised Polyvinyl Chloride PPVC | |||
Low Density Polyethylene LDPE Linear: LLDPE | |||
Polypropylene PP | |||
Polystyrene PS |