Many products,
such as bottles, bowl and plates, are made from various types of
plastic.
Manufacturers
follow a coding system and place an SPI code
on the product they made, where SPI are Society of the Plastics Industry
established a classification system in 1988 to allow consumers and recyclers to
properly recycle and dispose of different types of plastic.
Consumers
can make better plastic-purchasing decisions if they understand SPI codes
This guide
provides a basic outline of the different plastic types associated with each
code number.
Code #1 is code for plastic made with
Polyethylene Terephthalate,
Code #2 is code for plastic made with
High-Density Polyethylene, or HDPE.
Code #3 is code for plastic made with
Polyvinyl Chloride, or PVC.
Code #4 is code for plastic made with
Low-Density Polyethylene, or LDPE.
LDPE is not
commonly recycled, but it is recyclable in certain areas
Code #5 is code for plastic made with
Polypropylene,(PP). PP is not recycled, but it is accepted in many areas.
Many products use it are Tupperware, margarine
containers, make plastic diapers, , prescription bottles, and some stadium cups.
Plastic bottle caps are often made from PP as well.
Code #6 is code for plastic made with Polystyrene (PS) and
known as Styrofoam. It is commonly
recycled,
Use in plastic
food boxes, plastic cutlery, packing foam,
Code# 7 is Polycarbonate and Polylactide
These types of plastics are difficult to recycle. Polycarbonate is used in baby bottles, compact discs, and
medical storage containers
If your product doesn't have a number on it, assume the worst, and throw it out. Better safe
than sorry.
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