Plastic recycling codes come from the The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) that introduced its resin identification coding system in 1988 after lobbying by recyclers. The recycling codes are explained below.
Number 1 Code – Polyethylene Terephthalate, PETE
Figure 1. Symbol for PETE plastics
Name of Plastic – Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET or PETE
Description – PET or [...]
