In life, we will see many signs related to plastic recycling on the outer packaging of plastic mineral water bottles, plastic barrels of oil, and plastic barrels of water. So, what do these signs mean?
The two-way parallel arrows represent that the molded plastic products can be reused many times, and the performance can meet the relevant regulations.
The three end-to-end arrows represent recyclable plastic products. After they are discarded, they can be recycled and processed into new items after a certain treatment process.
The symbol of non-recyclable items is a triangle with two downward arrows. Plastic products with this symbol are not allowed to be recycled and reused.
The circular arrows with small circles at the start and end point represent the symbol of recycled plastics, which are thermoplastics that are pre-processed by factory molding, extrusion, etc., and then reprocessed in secondary processing plants with leftover products.
The circular arrows that start and end at one represent thermoplastics made by non-original processors from discarded industrial plastics, which are simply reprocessed plastics.
The logo of medical plastic generally has a cross mark, which is generally used for the packaging of pharmaceuticals.
Plastics for food packaging, the signs of plastics for food packaging, generally green, generally composed of circles and rectangles, with the letter “S” in the middle, used for food packaging.
Understand the common signs of plastics, and in daily life, you can use this sign to know what material the plastic products used are made of and in what environment should they be used.
Post time: Mar-19-2022