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=== PET recycling === | === PET recycling === | ||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 1 PETE.svg| | [[File:Symbol Resin Code 1 PETE.svg|100px|1-PETE]] | ||
'''[[w:Polyethylene terephthalate]]''' ('''PET''' or '''PETE''') is the most common type of plastic. | |||
* [[w:PET bottle recycling]] | * [[w:PET bottle recycling]] | ||
* [[w:Polyethylene terephthalate#Polyester recycling industry|Polyester terephalate recycling industry in the Wikipedia article on Polyethylene terephthalate]] | * [[w:Polyethylene terephthalate#Polyester recycling industry|Polyester terephalate recycling industry in the Wikipedia article on Polyethylene terephthalate]] | ||
=== HDPE recycling === | === HDPE recycling === | ||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 2 HDPE.svg| | [[File:Symbol Resin Code 2 HDPE.svg|100px|2–HDPE]] | ||
'''[[w:High-density polyethylene]]''' ('''HDPE''') | |||
=== PVC recycling === | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 3 V.svg|100px|3-PVC|PVC]] | |||
'''[[w:Polyvinyl chloride]]''' ('''PVC''') is not accepted in normal consumer plastics recycling bins. But industrial PVC waste may be reprocessed. | |||
'''[[w:Polyvinyl chloride#Sustainability|Wikipedia on sustainability of PVC]]''' states that recycled PVC is broken down into small chips, impurities removed, and the product refined to make pure white PVC. It can be recycled roughly '''seven times''' and has a lifespan of around '''140 years'''. | |||
Another method is the '''[[w:VinyLoop]]''', a proprietary physical plastic recycling process for polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It is based on dissolution in order to separate PVC from other materials or impurities. The solvent is in a closed loop, hence the name. | |||
== Information about plastics on Wikipedia == | == Information about plastics on Wikipedia == | ||