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2. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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   Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

3. Recycling symbol - Wikipedia

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   u+2679 ♹ recycling symbol for type-7 plastics Recycling codes extend these numbers above 7 to include various non-plastic materials, including metals, glass, paper and cardboard, and batteries of various types.

4. Resin identification code - Wikipedia

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   6: polystyrene (PS) (plastic utensils, Styrofoam, cafeteria trays, etc.) 7: Other (N/A) other plastics, such as acrylic, nylon and polycarbonate. When a number is omitted, the arrows arranged in a triangle resemble the universal recycling symbol, a generic indicator of recyclability. Subsequent revisions to the RIC have replaced the arrows with ...

5. What plastics can you recycle? Here’s a handy list - AOL

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   Bottles and jugs marked with recycling symbols 1 and 2 are usually recyclable. Plastics marked 3, 4, 6 or 7 are seldom recycled. A new report from Greenpeace finds that as little as 5 percent of ...

6. How to Decode the Tupperware Symbols on Every Product

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   Each plastic recycling number is code for the specific plastic that your containers are made of. Most Tupperware is imprinted with the number five, representing polypropylene, generally a food ...

7. Plastic recycling - Wikipedia

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   Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products. [1] [2] [3] Recycling can reduce dependence on landfill, conserve resources and protect the environment from plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. [4] [5] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.