RECYCLING

Plastic Resin Codes

CODE	NAME	CONTAINER TYPES	POST-CONSUMER USES
1	Polyethylene Terephthalate	Recycled on USAG-HI: Water bottles, soda bottles, microwavable food trays, mouthwash bottles, peanut butter jars	Fiber for carpet, fleece jackets, comforter fill, tote bags, food containers, beverage bottles
2	High Density Polyethylene	Recycled on USAG-HI: Milk, water, and juice jugs, detergent bottles Not recycled at USAG-HI: Grocery bags, ceral box liners	Shampoo and detergent bottles, outdoor decking, floor tiles, flower pots, buckets, recycling bins
3	Vinyl / Polyvinyl Chloride	Recycled on USAG-HI: Blister pack/clamshell packaging, shampoo bottles Not recycled at USAG-HI: Deli and meat wrap	Traffic cones, garden hose, gutters, loose-leaf binders, fencing, gutters, cables, mud flaps
4	Low Density Polyethylene	Recycled on USAG-HI: Squeezable bottles ( i.e. honey/mustard), shrink wrap Not recycled at USAG-HI: Bread bags,dry cleaning bags, frozen food bags	Shipping envelopes, garbage bags, furniture, trash cans, floor tile
5	Polypropylene	Recycled on USAG-HI: Yogurt and margarine containers, medicine bottles, bottle caps, ketchup/syrup bottles	Car battery cases, brooms, ice scrapers, bicycle racks, oil funnels, shipping pallets, garden rakes
6	Polystyrene	Not recycled at USAG-HI: Meat/poultry trays, plastic cups/plates, packing peanuts, CD cases, aspirin bottles	Thermometors, light switch plates, rulers, license plate frames, camera or video cassette casings
7	Other, combination of resins	Not recycled at USAG-HI: Three and five-gallon reusable water bottles, citrus juice bottles, ketchup bottles, oven baking bags	Bottles and plastic lumber

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division Posted: 2014.05.28
http://www.srmtenv.org/index.php?spec=solidwastemanagement/recycling-pr-codes

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