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PET

HDPE

PVC

LDPE

PP

PS

OTHER

nameType properties common uses burning

polyethyleneterephthalate

clear, tough, solventresistant, barrier to gas

and moisture, softensat 80

Soft drink, waterbottles, salad domes,

bisquit trays, foodcontainers

Shopping bags, freezerbags, milk bottles,

juice bottles,iceacream containers,shampoo, crates

Cosmetic containers,electrical condult,plumbing pipes, blisterpacks, roof sheeting,

garden hose

Cling wrap, garbagebags, squeeze bottles,refuse bags, mulch film

Bottles, icecreamtubes, straws, flower-pots, dishes, gardenfurniture, foodcontainers

CD cases, plasticcutlery, imitation glass,foamed meat trays,brittle toys,

automotive, electron-ics, packaging

Hard to semi-flexible,resistant to chemicalsand moisture, waxysurface, softens at 75

Strong, tough, can beclear and solvent,softens at 60

Soft, flexible, waxysurface, scratcheseasily, softens at 70

high-densitypolyethylene

polyvinylchloride

low-densitypolyethylene

polypropylene

polystyrene

all otherplastics

yellow flamelittle smoke

difficult to ignitesmells like candle

yellow flamegreen spurts

difficult to ignitesmells like candle

blue yellowtipped flame

dense smoke

all otherplastics

Hard but still flexible,waxy surface, translu-cent, withstandssolvents, softens at140

Clear, glassy, opaque,semi tough, softens at95

Properties depend onthe type of plastic

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