What numbers can be recycled in Australia?
What do they mean?
- 1 – PET or Polyethylene Terephthalate. The easiest plastic to recycle.
- 2 – HDPE or High Density Polyethylene.
- 3 – PVC or Polyvinyl Chloride.
- 4 – LDPE or Low Density Polyethylene.
- 5 – PP or Polypropylene.
- 6 – PS or Polystyrene.
- 6 – PS or Polystyrene.
- 7 – Other.
What do the recycling numbers mean in Australia?
The number 1 to 7 found on the bottom of plastics is not a recycling symbol but rather a plastic or resin identification code. It advises what type of plastic the item is made from but not if it is recyclable. Most hard plastics coded 1-7 can be recycled in your yellow lidded recycling bin.
What is the recycle symbol in Australia?
The triangle recycling symbol you usually see in the most paper and plastic packaging suggests that a product is either recyclable or made from recycled materials.
What are the 7 recycling numbers?
The country hopes that 50% of waste will be recycled by 2020 and three-quarters of plastic packaging will be recycled by 2035….How to recycle the 7 types of plastic
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
- High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
Which plastic symbols are recyclable?
1 = PET, Polyethylene Terephthalate, and is widely recycled. 2 = HDPE, High-Density Polyethylene, and is also widely recycled. 3 = PVC, Polyvinyl Chloride, and is capable of being recycled but harder to do so, so check with your local authority.
Which plastic numbers are recyclable?
PET. The most widely recycled plastic in the world is PET.
What numbers can be recycled NSW?
Generally you will see a number from one to seven, but depending on where you live shapes what number you can put in your yellow top bin. “Some councils recycle from one to seven so basically all your hard plastics, however some councils can only recycle one, two or three,” Mr Collins says.
What symbol means recyclable?
The three green arrows going in a triangle simply means that it’s capable of being recycled. Sometimes, the symbol will come with a percentage in the middle, signifying how much of it has been made from recycled materials. Three arrows in a triangle means that the item is capable of being recycled.
What is PP recycle symbol?
Polypropylene (PP) A 5 inside the triangle indicates the plastic is polypropylene or PP. It is commonly found in medicine bottles, straws, bottle caps, ketchup bottles and syrup bottles, and some yogurt containers.
How do you know if a product is recyclable?
Recyclable plastic usually comes with a little recycling symbol printed on the bottom and depending on the product, there might be a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 stamped in the center of the symbol. It’s easy to miss, but this tiny digit is actually pretty important, because it’s an ID.
How can you tell if plastic is recyclable?
On-pack recycling label (OPRL) Recycling labels tell you what type of packaging a product has and whether the packaging is recyclable. If it is recyclable, the label will also show whether you can pop the packaging in your household recycling bin or if you’ll need to take it to your local recycling centre.