Plastic codes

Image	Made of	Used in
	PETE Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)	Soda & water containers, some waterproof packaging.
	HDPE High-Density Polyethylene.	Milk, detergent & oil bottles, Toys and plastic bags.
	V Vinyl/Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).	Food wrap, vegetable oil bottles, blister packages.
	LDPE Low-Density Polyethylene.	plastic bags. Shrink wrap, garment bags.
	PP Polypropylene.	Refrigerated containers, some bags, most bottle tops, some carpets, some food wrap.
	PS Polystyrene.	Throwaway utensils, meat packing, protective packing.
	Others.	Layered or mixed plastic.

These symbols are meant to indicate the type of plastic, not its recyclability.

• Types 1 and 2 are commonly recycled.
• Type 4 is less commonly recycled.
• Type 7 No recycling potential.Must be landfilled.
• The other types are generally not recycled, except perhaps in small test programs.
• Common plastics polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) do not have recycling numbers.
• Plastics 3, 6, and 7 probably contain BPA and should not be used to store anything that will be consumed by humans