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Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.
Resin code for polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene lid of a Tic Tac box, with a living hinge and the resin identification code, 5, under its flap. The Resin Identification Code (RIC) is a technical standard with a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. [1]
Approximately 6.3 Bt of this was discarded as waste, of which around 79% accumulated in landfills or the natural environment, 12% was incinerated, and 9% was recycled - only ~1% of all plastic has been recycled more than once. [7] More recently, as of 2017, still only 9% of the 9 Bt of plastic produced was recycled. [39] [40]
Of the remaining 88%, 86% goes to the landfill, 9% is recycled, and the rest is burned for energy. [18] [19] [20] According to a 2019 study, only 9 percent of waste in Canada goes to recycling. [21] As of 2019, British Columbia has the highest recycling rate, at 69 percent. [22]
The recycling symbol is in the public domain and is not a trademark. The Container Corporation of America originally applied for a trademark on the design, but the application was challenged, and the corporation decided to abandon the claim. [1] As such, anyone may use or modify the recycling symbol, royalty-free.
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The U.S. uses a code system, where numbers correspond to certain types of plastic bottles and types of paper. Codes for bottles/ containers are numbers 1-7 and 70-72. Codes for bottles/ containers are numbers 1-7 and 70-72.
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