Common Uses Of The Big Six Plastics

Common Uses Of The Big Six Plastics

<p>Identification Code Name of plastic Description Monomer</p><p>Polyethylene Clear tough plastic, may be used as Ethylene glycol terephthalate a fiber. PET </p><p>Terepthalic acid </p><p>High density Very common plastic, usually white Ethylene polyethylene or colored. HDPE </p><p>Unplasticized Hard rigid plastic, may be clear. Vinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride UPVC </p><p>Plasticized polyvinyl Flexible, clear, elastic plastic. chloride PPVC </p><p>Low density Soft, flexible plastic. Ethylene polyethylene LDPE </p><p>Polypropylene PP Hard, but flexible plastic - many Propylene uses.</p><p>Polystyrene PS Rigid, brittle plastic. May be Styrene clear, glassy.</p><p>EPS Foamed, lightweight, energy absorbing, thermal insulation</p><p>Other. Use of this code indicates that the package in question is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or is made of more than one resin listed above, and used in a multi-layer combination.</p><p>Note on Teflon:</p><p>(Teflon)</p>

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