Manufacturing the plastic pellets into new plastic products.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\nWhat Items are Made from Recycled Plastic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n The items made from recycled material depend on the plastic recycled. Different plastic types are recycled into more plastic products, as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 1 \u2013 PET<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into water bottles, soft drink bottles, food packaging, and water butts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 2 \u2013 HDPE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into detergent bottles, milk containers, lawn furniture, wheeled plastic bins, pipes, and plant pots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 3 \u2013 PVC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into cling foil & blister packs, salad bags, hoses and pipes, window fittings, park or lawn benches, electronic and electrical parts, hospital equipment, car parts, and watering cans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 4 \u2013 LDPE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into waste bin liners, floor tiles, wheeled waste bins, and lawn benches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 5 \u2013 PP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into take away food packages, picnic products, carrier bags, food bottles and tubs, drinking straws, plastic speed bumps, and lawn furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 6 \u2013 PS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Recycled into packaging boxes, egg trays, plastic crates, plastic cutlery, cups, and plates, and insulation material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic Type 7 – Other Plastics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Generally, not recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Always check with your local authorities to be sure you deposit recyclable plastic in the recycle bin and are clear or what can and cannot be recycled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Plastic recycling is a major global concern for governments, public and private organisations, and environmentalists. This key concern is explained by the enormous discrepancy between the industrial scale plastics produced each year, the small percentage recycled, and the large amounts that end up in landfills, causing plastic pollution on the environment. According to OECD, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
Plastic Recycling in the UK - Ollie Recycles<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n