Plastic Recycling Symbols Codes, Product Aplications and Uses after Recycling  Plastic #  Product Applications  Uses Once recycled   PET or PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)  Plastic bottles for soft drinks, water, juice, sports drinks, beer, mouthwash, catsup and salad dressing. Food jars for peanut butter, jelly, and pickles. Microwaveable food trays. Textiles, monofilament, carpeting. Polar fleece, fiber, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, straps, (occasionally) new containers, fiber for carpets. Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs.   HDPE (high density polyethylene) Bottles for milk, water, juice, cosmetics,shampoo, detrergent, and household cleaners.  Bags for groceries and retail purchases. Recycling bins, laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, drainage pipe, lumber, buckets, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing Recycling: Picked up through most curbside recycling programs, although some allow only those containers with necks.   PVC or V (Polyvinyl chloride)  Rigid packaging including blister packs and clamshells. Flexible packaging including shrink wrap, bags for medical and bedding. Pipe, siding, window frames, carpet backing, flooring  Pipe, decking, fencing, paneling, packaging film and sheet,garden hose. Recycling: Rarely recycled; accepted by some plastic lumber makers   LDPE (low density polyethylene)   Wire and cable coverings, squeezable bottles, bread, frozen food, dry cleaning and shopping bags, tote bag, clothing, furniture, carpet  Shipping envelopes, garbagecan liners, floor tile, landscape timber, outdoor lumber Recycling: LDPE is not often recycled through curbside programs, but some communities will accept it. Plastic shopping bags can be returned to many stores for recycling.   PP (polypropylene) Containers for yogurt, margerine, takeout meals and deli foods. Fibers, appliances, appliances and consumer products. Tote bags, battery cases, signal lights, brooms, ice scrapers, bicycle racks, garden rakes, storage bins Recycling: Number 5 plastics can be recycled through some curbside programs   PP PS (polystyrene) Food service items such as cups, plates, bowls, cutlery and takeout food containers. Foam packaging, building insulation, cassete cartriges, coat hangers and toys  Thermal insulation, light switch plates, license plate frames, plastic mouldings, Expandable polystyrene foam Recycling: Number 6 plastics can be recycled through some curbside programs.   Other plastics, including acrylic, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, fiberglass, nylon, polycarbonate, and polylactic acid.  Three and five gallon water reusable water bottles, Oven baking bags, custom packaging  Bottles and plastic lumber applications Recycling: Number 7 plastics have traditionally not been recycled, though some curbside programs now take them.  References:        American Chemistry       Wikipedia