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[[Plastic]] with the no. 7 resin code is a miscellaneous category for all other products that do not fit into the six main category types. For example, [[ | [[Plastic]] with the no. 7 resin code is a miscellaneous category for all other plastic products that do not fit into the six main category types. For example, [[Plastic|plastics]] in this category can be made up of any combination of 1-6 or another, less commonly used plastic<ref name="ISM">[https://ismwaste.co.uk/help/seven-different-plastic-types/ ISM Waste]</ref>. | ||
[[Category:tonnage & Waste Types]] | [[Category:tonnage & Waste Types]] | ||
[[File:Plastic7-other.jpg|180px|left|Plastic Polymer 7 Symbol]] | [[File:Plastic7-other.jpg|180px|left|Plastic Polymer 7 Symbol]] | ||
Examples of Other Plastics are<ref name="ISM" />: | Examples of Other Plastics are<ref name="ISM" />: | ||
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*Fibreglass | *Fibreglass | ||
*Nylon | *Nylon | ||
*composite plastics e.g. crisp wrappers) | |||
[[OTHER PLASTICS (7)|Other Plastics (7)]] are typically used in baby bottles, water cooler bottles, fibreglass and tupperware. | |||
[[OTHER PLASTICS (7)|Other Plastics (7)]] are not recyclable in normal kerbside recycling collections. | |||
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<gallery widths=300px heights=200px perrow=3 caption="Other Plastic Examples"> | |||
File:Tupperware.jpg|thumb|Tupperware (all rights reserved) | |||
File:Water Cooler.jpg|thumb|Water Cooler (all rights reserved) | |||
File:Tights.jpg|thumb|Nylon tights (all rights reserved) | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 14 July 2022
Plastic with the no. 7 resin code is a miscellaneous category for all other plastic products that do not fit into the six main category types. For example, plastics in this category can be made up of any combination of 1-6 or another, less commonly used plastic[1].
Examples of Other Plastics are[1]:
- Polycarbonate
- Polylactide
- Acrylic
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene
- Styrene
- Fibreglass
- Nylon
- composite plastics e.g. crisp wrappers)
Other Plastics (7) are typically used in baby bottles, water cooler bottles, fibreglass and tupperware.
Other Plastics (7) are not recyclable in normal kerbside recycling collections.
- Other Plastic Examples
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Tupperware (all rights reserved) -
Water Cooler (all rights reserved) -
Nylon tights (all rights reserved)
