Plastic Recycle Number

Check that number

Size, shape, or robustness doesn't determine whether plastic containers can be recycled or not. What does matter is its number.

Check the number contained within the recycling arrow and only put those with a 1 or 2 in your recycling crate.

This varies with different collection services around the globe. So please check your local collection recycling policy. 

These numbers are often found on the base of containers but not always. It can be confusing because there are other numbers on items.

These are to do with manufacturers coding and have nothing to do with recycling. The numbers in the triangle indicate the grade of plastic.

Number	Plastic type	Use
	PET Polyethylene Terephthalate	Soft drink bottles, some shampoo and detergent bottles
	HDPE High Density Polyethylene	Milk bottles, household cleaners, supermarket bags
	PVC Polyvinyl Chloride	Detergent bottles, some shampoo bottles, film for eat wrapping
	LDPE Low density Polyethylene	Bread bags
	PP Polypropylene	Bread bag tags, jars, some wrapping film
	PS Polystyrene	Yoghurt and margarine containers, meat trays
	All other resins and mixed plastic