Plastic Code |
Name of Plastic |
Application of virgin materials |
Application of recycled materials |
|
PET |
Softdrink bottle, textile fibers, pillow filling, sleeping bag filling |
Softdrink bottle, detergent bottle, carpet fiber, ski jacket |
Polyethylene Terephthalate |
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HDPE |
Shopping bag, milk bottle, shampoo bottle |
detergent bottle, rubbish bin, water pipes |
High Density Polyethylene |
|
PVC |
Juice bottle, plumbing pipes, garden hose, shoe soles |
detergent bottle, window frame, artificial leather |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
|
LDPE |
garbage bag, rubbish bin, buckets |
agricultural film, packaging film, shopping bags |
Low Density Polyethylene |
|
PP |
agricultural film, packaging film, shopping bags |
battery box, fuse box, auto parts |
Polypropylene |
|
PS |
Yoghurt cup, plastic cutlery, imitation crystalware |
coat hanger, VCR box, office stationery |
Polystyrene |
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Others |
All other plastics including Nylon (PA), Acrylonitrite-butadidene-strylene (ABS), Butadiene Rubber (BR) PVB, etc.
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