Plastics identification code
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!APPLICATIONS:<br />Virgin Grades | !APPLICATIONS:<br />Virgin Grades | ||
!APPLICATIONS:<br />Recycled grades<br />MAJOR USE / minor use | !APPLICATIONS:<br />Recycled grades<br />MAJOR USE / minor use | ||
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|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 | ||
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|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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| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Vvv.jpg]] | | rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Vvv.jpg]] | ||
!Unplasticised<br />Polyvinyl<br />Chloride<br />UPVC | !Unplasticised<br />Polyvinyl<br />Chloride<br />UPVC | ||
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|align="center"| Electrical conduit, plumbing<br />pipes and fittings, blister<br />packs, clear cordial and fruit<br />juice bottles | |align="center"| Electrical conduit, plumbing<br />pipes and fittings, blister<br />packs, clear cordial and fruit<br />juice bottles | ||
| rowspan="2" align="center" | PIPE FLOORING<br /> Pipe and hose fittings<br />garden hose, electrical conduit, <br />shoes, road cone bases,<br />drainage pipes, electrical conduit<br /> and ducting, detergent bottles | | rowspan="2" align="center" | PIPE FLOORING<br /> Pipe and hose fittings<br />garden hose, electrical conduit, <br />shoes, road cone bases,<br />drainage pipes, electrical conduit<br /> and ducting, detergent bottles | ||
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!Plasticised<br />Polyvinyl<br />Chloride<br />PPVC<br /> | !Plasticised<br />Polyvinyl<br />Chloride<br />PPVC<br /> | ||
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align="center"| Garbage bags, squeeze<br />bottles, black irrigation tube<br />silage and mulch films,<br />garbage bins | align="center"| Garbage bags, squeeze<br />bottles, black irrigation tube<br />silage and mulch films,<br />garbage bins | ||
align="center"| FILMS: BUILDERS, CONCRETE<br />LINING and BAGS<br />Agricultural pipe, nursery & other films | align="center"| FILMS: BUILDERS, CONCRETE<br />LINING and BAGS<br />Agricultural pipe, nursery & other films | ||
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!Polypropylene<br />PP | !Polypropylene<br />PP |
Revision as of 00:32, 6 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.