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What do the Number Codes inside the "Recycling Triangle" really mean?
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59 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 3 hours agoHave you ever wondered what the number codes inside the "Recycling triangle" on the bottoms of plastic containers indicate? Well, it tells you the material that the container is made from.
The codes and materials are:
1 - Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
2 - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
3 - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
4 - Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
5 - Polypropylene (PP)
6 - Polystyrene (PS)
7 - Other Plastics
The material in which it is made of actually determines how recycling may occ
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