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| PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) |
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Water bottles, vegetable oil bottles etc. | Polar coats, fibre, carrier bags, furniture, carpet, new bottles etc. PET plastic is used commonly in disposal bottles. It is preferred since it is cheap, lightweight and recyclable. | |
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| HDPE (high density polyethylene) |  |
Garbage and shopping bags, shampoo boxes, motor oil boxes, margarine and yoghurt boxes. | Drainage pipes, picnic tables, flooring, oil boxes, detergent boxes, it is a plastic type with multi purposed usage area. It can be transformed into many different products with recycling. | |
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| Vinyl or PVC |  |
Plastic pipes, electrical wires, windows etc. | Since the plastic flooring is a hard and nonconductive material, it is used in pipes and plating works. Based on the high rate of chlorine it contains, high quantity of toxic gases is released when recycled. It should not be burnt. | |
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| LDPE (low density polyethylene) |  |
Squeezable boxes, clothes, carpets, furniture etc. | Plastic shopping bags, floor coverings, plastic trash bins, is usually used in products which has to be elastic. | |
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| PP (polypropylene) |  |
Ketchup bottles, pillboxes, bottle caps etc. | Signal lamps, palette, box, brush, due to its high melting heat, it is used in hot products. Recycling companies are interested in it, since the recyclability of this material is high. | |
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| PS (polystyrene) |  |
Disposable cup, egg boxes, cd cases etc…. | Signal lamps, palette, box, brush, due to its high melting heat, it is used in hot products. Recycling companies are interested in it, since the recyclability of this material is high. | |
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| Others |  |
Sun glasses, computer chassis, demijohn, nylon bags etc. | Plastic floorings, other plastic products, acrylics, ABS, Fibreglass, nylon, polycarbonate, poliactical acid type plastic are classified as others. Usually hard plastics are included in this group. | |
