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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.
Resin code for polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene lid of a Tic Tac box, with a living hinge and the resin identification code, 5, under its flap. The Resin Identification Code (RIC) is a technical standard with a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. [1]
The arrows are formed into a flat, two-dimensional triangle rather than the pseudo-three-dimensional triangle used in the original recycling logo. The resin identification codes can be represented by Unicode icons U+2673 ♳ RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-1 PLASTICS; U+2674 ♴ RECYCLING SYMBOL FOR TYPE-2 PLASTICS
Bottles and jugs marked with recycling symbols 1 and 2 are usually recyclable. Plastics marked 3, 4, 6 or 7 are seldom recycled. ... Bottles and jugs marked with recycling code 1 inside the ...
Resin identification code 1 Alternate 1 Alternate 2. While most thermoplastics can, in principle, be recycled, PET bottle recycling is more practical than many other plastic applications because of the high value of the resin and the almost exclusive use of PET for widely used water and carbonated soft drink bottling.
The recycling code for plastics was introduced in 1988 by the plastics industry through the Society of the Plastics Industry. [89] Because municipal recycling programs traditionally have targeted packaging—primarily bottles and containers—the resin coding system offered a means of identifying the resin content of bottles and containers ...
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] [6] Recycling rates lag behind those of other recoverable materials, such as aluminium, glass and paper.
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