labeling changes for plastic containers
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Labeling Changes for Plastic Containers . 2011 Oklahoma Recycling Seminar Stillwater, Oklahoma October 13, 2011 Michael Patton Executive Director Metropolitan Environmental Trust www.metrecycle.com [email protected] . Polyethylene Terephthalate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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2011 Oklahoma Recycling SeminarSt i l l w a t e r, Ok l a ho ma O c t o b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 1
MICHAEL PATTONEx e c u t i v e D i r ec t o r
M e t r o p o l i t a n E nv i r o nme nt a l T r us t
www.metrecyc le .comrecyc lemichae [email protected]
Labeling Changes for Plastic Containers
2Polyethylene Terephthalate
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE). PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture
barrier properties. Commonly used in soft drink bottles and many
injection molded consumer product containers. Other applications include strapping and both food
and non-food containers. Cleaned, recycled PET flakes and pellets are in
great demand for spinning fiber for carpet yarns, producing fiberfill and geo-textiles.
Nickname: Polyester.
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Recycled Products from
FiberTote BagsClothingFilm and SheetFood and Beverage ContainersCarpetStrappingFleece WearLuggageBottles
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High Density Polyethylene
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). HDPE is used to make bottles for milk, juice, water
and laundry products. Unpigmented bottles are translucent, have good
barrier properties and stiffness, and are well suited to packaging products with a short shelf life such as milk.
Because HDPE has good chemical resistance, it is used for packaging many household and industrial chemicals such as detergents and bleach.
Pigmented HDPE bottles have better stress crack resistance than unpigmented HDPE bottles.
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Recycled Products from
Liquid laundry detergent Shampoo Conditioner Bottles Motor Oil bottles Pipe Buckets Crates Flower Pots Garden Edging Film and Sheet Recycling Bins Benches Dog Houses Plastic Lumber Floor Tiles Picnic Tables Fencing.
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Vinyl
Vinyl (Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC).In addition to its stable physical properties, PVC has
excellent chemical resistance, good weatherability, flow characteristics and stable electrical properties.
The diverse slate of vinyl products can be broadly divided into rigid and flexible materials.
Bottles and packaging sheet are major rigid markets, but it is also widely used in the construction market for such applications as pipes and fittings, siding, carpet backing and windows.
Flexible vinyl is used in wire and cable insulation, film and sheet, floor coverings synthetic leather products, coatings, blood bags, medical tubing and many other applications.
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Recycled Products from
Packaging Loose-leaf Binders Decking Paneling Gutters Mud Flaps Film and Sheet Floor Tiles and Mats Resilient Flooring Cassette Trays Electrical Boxes Cables Traffic Cones Garden Hose Mobile Home Skirting
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Low Density Polyethylene
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE).Used predominately in film applications due
to its toughness, flexibility and relative transparency, making it popular for use in applications where heat sealing is necessary.
LDPE is also used to manufacture some flexible lids and bottles and it is used in wire and cable applications
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Recycled Products from
Shipping EnvelopesGarbage Can LinersFloor TileFurnitureFilm and SheetCompost BinsPanelingTrash CansLandscape TimberLumber
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Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP). Polypropylene has good chemical resistance,
is strong, and has a high melting point making it good for hot-fill liquids.
PP is found in flexible and rigid packaging to fibers and large molded parts for automotive and consumer products.
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Recycled Products from
Automobile Battery Cases Signal Lights Battery Cables Brooms Brushes Ice Scrapers Oil Funnels Bicycle Racks Rakes Bins Pallets Sheeting Trays
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Polystyrene
Polystyrene (PS). Polystyrene is a versatile plastic that can be
rigid or foamed. General purpose polystyrene is clear, hard
and brittle. It has a relatively low melting point. Typical applications include protective
packaging, containers, lids, cups, bottles and trays.
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Recycled Products from
ThermometersLight Switch PlatesThermal InsulationEgg CartonsVentsDesk TraysRulersLicense Plate FramesFoam PackingFoam Plates, Cups, and Utensils
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Other
Use of this code indicates that the package in question is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or is made of more than one resin listed above, and used in a multi-layer combination.
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Recycled Products from
BottlesPlastic Lumber Applications
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Plastic Molding Processes and their Numbering
The numbers do not distinguish between different types of plastic molding processes, which affect whether or not a product is recyclable.
Molding is the process by which hot, molten plastic is turned into a container or other rigid object in the factory.
For example, Plastic bottles are blow-molded, which means that the molten plastic is shaped by blowing air into it, much as a glass bottle is blown.
Plastic tubs and trays are injection molded, which means that the plastic is injected into a fixed mold to form its shape.
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Complications
Blow molded and injection molded plastics have different melting points and cannot be melted together for recycling, even if they are of the same resin, and even if they share the same code!
That is, a #1 bottle or jug cannot be melted with a #1 tub or tray; and a #2 bottle or jug cannot be combined with a #2 tub or tray, and so on.
Each must be identified, sorted, and stored separately.
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Changes
American Society of Testing and MaterialsASTMFormed a Subcommitee D20.95Began Meeting in November 2008
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Guidelines
MAKE THE CODE INCONSPICUOUS SO IT DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BUYING DECISION
DO NOT MODIFY IT IN ANYWAYMAKE NO CLAIM OF RECYCLING IN CLOSE
PROXMITY TO THE CODEDO NOT USE THE WORD “RECYCLABLE”
IN PROXIMITY TO THE CODE
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Two Proposals
8 Linear Low Density Polyethylenes9 Polyactic Acid
Zero Plus Number
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What I Want
New CodesC Compostable B Blow-molded I Injection Code
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2011 Oklahoma Recycling SeminarSt i l l w a t e r, Ok l a ho ma O c t o b e r 1 3 , 2 0 1 1
MICHAEL PATTONEx e c u t i v e D i r ec t o r
M e t r o p o l i t a n E nv i r o nme nt a l T r us t
www.metrecyc le .comrecyc lemichae [email protected]
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