Signs on Plastic Bottles Bottom

The signs range from 1 to 7.

Below is the terminology behind it.

#1 – PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)

PET is a transparent and light weight plastic which is mainly used for packaging foods and beverages, soft drinks, juices and water.

#2 – HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)

HDPE plastic is used in plastic bottles, milk jugs, shampoo bottles, bleach bottles, cutting boards, and piping.

#3 – PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

PVC is used in building and construction, health care, electronics, automobile and other sectors.

#4 – LDPE (Low-Density Polyethylene)

Used in containers, dispensing bottles, wash bottles, tubing, plastic parts for computer components, and various molded laboratory equipment.

#5 – PP (Polypropylene)

Used in Plastic containers, Reusable water bottles, Medical components, Outdoor furniture, Toys, Luggage, and Car parts.

#6 – PS (Polystyrene)

Used in make appliances, electronics, automobile parts, toys, gardening pots and equipment and more.

#7 – Others (BPA, Polycarbonate and Nexan)

For helmets, police shields, reading glasses, bottle tops and bullet-proof glass

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