Plastics identification code

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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.

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

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