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Recycle Codes Symbols
Recycling FAQS and Facts
Glass, Paper, Corrugated
Oil, other products CheckList
Plastic Resource
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Reversed mobius loop ---
means that the product contains
recycled material. The recycled
material can be 100% to as little as
5% post-consumer waste.
Percentage of recycled material ---
means that the recycled product
contains 20% post-consumer waste.
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LDPE Low Density Polyethylene.
Invented by J.R. Whinfield and J.T. Dickson, 1940.
Product examples:
shopping bags; housewares
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HDPE High Density Polyethylene.
Invented by Robert L. Banks and J. Paul Hogan, 1951.
Product examples:
pails; containers for liquid
detergent and fruit juice
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V Polyvinyl Chloride.
Invented by Waldo Semon, 1926.
Product examples:
pipes; bottles for shampoo
and mineral water
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LDPE Low Density Polyethylene.
Invented by Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson, 1935.
Product examples:
shopping bags; housewares
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PP Polypropylene.
Invented by Robert L. Banks and J. Paul Hogan, 1951.
Product examples:
household storage containers
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PS Polystyrene.
Invented by Eduard Simon, 1839.
Product examples:
foam products like
drinking cup and food tray
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OTHER Other type of less
commonly used plastics
Product examples:
bottles for ketchup and syrup
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Scientists call poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET, but the recycling code is PETE. This is because "PET" is a trademark, a brand of milk to be exact. Also, poly(vinyl chloride) is often called "PVC", is also commonly known as "vinyl." So the recycling code just uses the letter "V."
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