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= Plastics = | = Plastics = | ||
Plastics are made from oil or recycled plastic. | [[w:Plastics]] are made from oil or recycled plastic. | ||
== Recycling plastics == | == Recycling plastics == | ||
'''[[w:Plastic recycling]]''' | '''[[w:Plastic recycling|Plastic recycling article on Wikipedia]]''' | ||
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* Most types of plastic can be recycled to make plastic. PVC, marked with code '03' is not welcome in the plastic recycling bin. | |||
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[[File:Symbol Resin Code 1 PETE.svg|50px|1-PETE]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 2 HDPE.svg|50px|2–HDPE]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 3 V.svg|50px|3-PVC]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 4 LDPE.svg|50px|4-LDPE]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 5 PP.svg|50px|5-PP]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 6 PS.svg|50px|6-PS]] | |||
[[File:Symbol Resin Code 7 OTHER.svg|50px|7-Other]] | |||
<div class="thumbcaption">Plastics type marks: the [[w:resin identification code]]<ref>[http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=823&navItemNumber=2144 SPI Resin Identification Code – Guide to Correct Use] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321142801/http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=823&navItemNumber=2144 |date=2012-03-21 }}. plasticsindustry.org</ref> </div> | |||
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''' What plastics should be recycled? ''' | ''' What plastics should be recycled? ''' | ||
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''' Links to information about recycling plastics ''' | ''' Links to information about recycling plastics ''' | ||
* [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42703561 Plastic recycling: Your questions answered at BBC.com] | * [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42703561 Plastic recycling: Your questions answered at BBC.com] | ||
== Information about plastics on Wikipedia == | |||
* [[w:Plastic pollution]] | |||