Identification Symbols for Plastic Recycling

Most plastic products are marked with a recycling symbol which enables us to identify the type of plastic it is manufactured from. The symbol will have letter/letters and a number, have a look below at the identification symbols, these will help you identify your plastics so they can be recycled.

pet Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

hdpe High Density Polyethylene

pvc Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

ldpe Low Density Polyethylene

pp Polypropylene

PS Polystyrene

others OTHERS

ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

PC - Polycarbonate

ABS and PC are just a few of the plastics in the others group

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