Talk:Resin identification code

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05

Please tell me if "05" (seems to be a European thing) is the same as #5? Need help recycling it. Anyone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldbroad70 (talk • contribs) 02:17, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think so, yes. -- Beland (talk) 03:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Code number for ABS

The article says ABS has code number 9, but I could not verify it. Further a book named Handbook of Plastic Recycling by rapra technology (first published in 2002, ISBN:1-85957-325-8) gives it a code number of 7 itself. The text assigns 7 to PMMA, PC, Nylon 6 and, as discussed, ABS ···Vanischenu^「m/_Talk」 15:44, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sample pictures

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Badly Titled obfuscated subject matter (needs expert discombobulation)

Had considerable trouble finding this excellent "Resin identification code" resource via search. The most obvious search terms, eg: "Plastic" & "Recycling" does not lead to this.
Also, many of the most common names for plastics are hard to find, eg: ABS, Nylon, Acrylic / Perspex, Polyester. Further, most seem to end up in #7 as a kind of unfathomable catchall. Acrylic ABS, Nylon... People deciding how to buy recyclables need to know why.
From a layman's perspective, What is a hard plastic part in a photocopier? An ink cartridge? A Palette Strap? A hardened car part? A soft plastic petrol hose? A BIC ballpoint pen? What is sellotape? Nylon rope, Fishing line. What is a see through plastic bag?
Hope some chemists can help as the recycling industry needs it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redacted99 (talk • contribs) 22:27, 27 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

From a material engineer's perspective: Anyone using the word "resin" for all plastics ever made must clearly be a politician, without any significant knowledge of scientific matters. That is the point where I stop trying to find any useful sense in a system like this.

Re: your "What is ..."-questions: Anyone remotely linked to the plastic material industry can answer these easily. Anyone outside needs to first cut through the confusion between scientific designations and brand names for plastic materials.

--BjKa (talk) 14:18, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]