Here ya go
#1: PET: (polyethylene terephthalate): RECYCLABLE
-Soda bottles, beer bottles, food bottles, trays.
-recycled into carpet, fiberfill for jackets (fleece jackets), TShirt material and shopping bags.
-manufacturers buy it up! High recycled value
#2: HDPE: (high-density polyethylene): RECYCLABLE
-Shampoo bottles and laundry detergent are examples of colored HDPE which has recycled value in plastic lumber.
-Clear containers like milk and water jugs can easily be made into new containers. -Tyvek mailing envelopes and white HAZMAT suits are also made from HDPE but cannot be recycled.
#3: V: (vinyl or polyvinyl chloride):
-clear food packaging and plumbing pipe
-not enough items made from that recycled material to make it have any recycled value. Generally a one-time-use good
#4: LDPE: (Low-density polyethylene): RECYCLABLE
-bags for bread, frozen food and grocery sacks.
-recycled into new bags or plastic lumber (ie Trex)
-if no recycling facility nearby, then it uses more energy to transport the recycled plastic than to produce virgin plastic material, BUT still recycle them because that way you are reducing the amount of plastic produced
#5: PP: (polypropylene):
-yogurt, margarine and other food containers
-Not enough products from recycled PP to financially justify recycling it. Sometimes big business will buy it in bulk
#6: PS: (polystyrene)
-In the solid state: compact disc jackets, one-time-use goods such as disposable silverware and take-out containers
-Styrofoam: an expanded form of polystyrene which includes packing material, coffee cups
-The cost of transporting it to a recycling facility is more expensive than producing virgin material
#7: Other
-Lids, imported containers, ketchup bottles all contain a combination of plastic resins
