1 – PET
Polyethylene terephthalate
- Bottles
- Packagings
- Foils, …
- Material is “stable“
- Not recyclable: Melt is too sensitive! 🥵
2 – HDPE / PE-HD
High-density polyethylene
- Bottle caps Shampoo bottles
- (also PP)
- Cleaning bottles, …
- Material is “soft“
- Good to recycle 👌
3 – PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
- Window frames
- Camping furniture
- Floor coverings, …
- Material is “hard“
- Not recyclable: Melting fumes are toxic! ☠️🤢
4 – LDPE / PE-LD
Low-density polyethylene
- Foils
- Buckets
- Lids, …
- Material is “very soft” & “flexible”
- Good to recycle 👌
5 – PP
Polypropylene
- Flower pots
- Any kind of cases
- Things with film joints, …
- Material is “stable” & “elastic”
- Good to recycle 👌
6 – PS
Polystyrene
- Yoghurt cups (also PP)
- Packagings
- Coffee lids
- Ice cream spoons, …
- Material is “hard” & “brittle”
- Good to recycle 👌
7 – OTHER
ABS, PLA, Nylon…
- ABS-cases
- PLA-3D-Printing
- ABS is good to recycle 👌
- PC is not recyclable: Melting fumes are toxic! ☠️🤢
