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IDENTIFICATION CODES FOR PLASTICS :
To make sorting and thus recycling easier, the American Society of Plastics
Industry developed a standard marking code to help consumers identify and sort
the main types of plastic.
Codes Descriptions Recycled Products

S o d a & w a t e r Fiber, tote bags, clothing, film and sheet,
containers, some food and beverage containers, carpet,
waterproof packaging strapping, fleece wear, luggage and bottles.

Milk, detergent & oil Liquid laundry detergent, shampoo,
bottles, Toys and conditioner and motor oil bottles; pipe,
plastic bags buckets, crates, flower pots, garden edging,
film and sheet, recycling bins, benches, dog
houses, plastic lumber, floor tiles.

Food wrap, vegetable Packaging, loose-leaf binders, decking,
oil bottles, blister paneling, gutters, mud flaps, film and sheet,
packages. floor tiles and mats, resilient flooring,
cassette trays, electrical boxes, cables,
traffic cones, garden hose, mobile home.

Many plastic bags. Shipping envelopes, garbage can liners,
Shrink wrap, garment floor tile, furniture, film and sheet, compost
bags bins, paneling, trash cans, landscape
timber, lumber

Refrigerated containes, Automobile battery cases, signal lights,
some bags, most bottle battery cables, brooms, brushes, ice
tops, some carpets, scrapers, oil funnels, bicycle racks, rakes,
some food wrap.
bins, pallets, sheeting, trays.
Throwaway utensils, Thermometers, light switch plates, thermal
m e a t p a c k i n g , insulation, egg cartons, vents, desk trays,
protective packing. rulers, license plate frames, foam packing,
foam plates, cups, utensils
All other than the six Bottles, plastic lumber Lapplications.

listed above, or is a
mixed plastic made of
more than one resin in a
multi-layer combination. No
recycling potential -
must be land filled.

Source: AmericanPlasticsCouncil.org

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