Different Types of Plastics

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  1. PETE: Polyethylene Terephthalate

    • Soft drink bottles

    • Bottled water

    • Cooking Oil

  2. HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene

    • Milk jugs

    • Laundry detergent bottles

    • Cleaning solution bottles

    • Shampoo and Conditioner bottles

  3. PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride

    • Plastic cling wrap

    • Piping (plumbing)

  4. LDPE: Low-Density Polyethylene

    • Shopping bags

    • Squeeze bottles

  5. PP: Polypropylene

    • Plastic straw

    • Medicine bottles

    • Condiment bottles

  6. PS: Polystyrene (styrofoam)

    • Clam-shell take out packaging

    • Plastic utensils

    • CD cases

  7. Other: All other types of plastics

Detailed resource for different type of plastics: link