Recycling codes

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Recycling codes are used to identify the material from which an item is made, to facilitate easier recycling or other reprocessing. Such symbols have been defined for batteries, biomatter/organic material, glass, metals, paper, and plastics.[citation needed]

Symbol Code Description Examples
Plastics (see resin identification code)
50px #1 PET(E) Polyethylene terephthalate Polyester fibers, soft drink bottles
50px #2 PEHD or HDPE High-density polyethylene Plastic bottles, plastic bags, trash cans, imitation wood
50px #3 PVC Polyvinyl chloride Window frames, bottles for chemicals, flooring
50px #4 PELD or LDPE Low-density polyethylene Plastic bags, buckets, soap dispenser bottles, plastic tubes
50px #5 PP Polypropylene Bumpers, car interior trim, industrial fibers
50px #6 PS Polystyrene Toys, flower pots, video cassettes, ashtrays, trunks
50px #7 O(ther) All other plastics
#9 or #ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Monitor/TV cases, coffee makers, cell phones, most computer plastic
Batteries (see also battery recycling)
#8 Lead Lead-acid battery
#9 or #19 Alkaline Alkaline battery
#10 NiCD Nickel-cadmium battery
#11 NiMH Nickel metal hydride battery
#12 Li Lithium battery
#13 SO(Z) Silver-oxide battery
#14 CZ Zinc-carbon batteries
Paper
50px #20 C PAP (PCB) Cardboard
50px #21 PAP Other paper Mixed paper magazines, mail
50px #22 PAP Paper
#23 PBD (PPB) Paperboard Greeting cards, frozen food boxes, book covers
Metals
50px #40 FE Steel
50px #41 ALU Aluminium
Biomatter/Organic material
50px #50 FOR Wood
50px #51 FOR Cork Bottle stoppers, place mats, construction material
50px #60 COT Cotton
50px #61 TEX Jute
#62-69 TEX Other Textiles
Glass
50px #70 GLS Mixed Glass Container/Multi-Part Container
50px #71 GLS Clear Glass
50px #72 GLS Green Glass
#73 GLS Dark Sort Glass
#74 GLS Light Sort Glass
#75 GLS Light Leaded Glass Televisions, high-end electronics display glass
#76 GLS Leaded Glass Older televisions, ash trays, older beverage holders
#77 GLS Copper Mixed/Copper Backed Glass Electronics, LCD Display heads, Clocks/Watches
#78 GLS Silver Mixed/Silver Backed Glass Mirrors, formal table settings
#79 GLS Gold Mixed/Gold Backed Glass Computer glass, formal table settings

See also

cs:Recyklační symbol

da:Genbrugskode de:Recycling-Code it:Codici universali internazionali di riciclaggio lt:Tarptautiniai universalieji perdirbimo kodai ja:リサイクル識別表示マーク ru:Международные универсальные коды переработки zh:國際通用資源回收編碼

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