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An Introduction to Plastic Packaging Symbols
When issues of global warming and climate change (caused by the increase in greenhouse gases) started haunting people’s consciences, they decided to roll up their sleeves and do something constructive to help save the environment from further degradation. As part of that decision, measures were taken to address the issues that contribute to environmental degradation. Of these, an important decision was to stop the use of plastic.
In the cosmetics industry, environmental consciousness paved the way for an organic revolution. People discarded everything that contained chemicals and adopted natural and organic products instead. They put their foot down on the matter of cosmetic packaging as well. They demanded the use of organic and recyclable packaging materials for cosmetic products.
Plastic Recycling Symbols
Known as resin codes, they were established by The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), which is the plastics industry trade association, in 1988. All eight-ounce to five-gallon containers were imprinted with a single digit ranging from 1 to 7 surrounded by a triangle of three chasing arrows. All plastic manufacturers were required to follow the uniform coding system that helped people to distinguish between different types of plastics.
Types of Plastic Packaging Symbols
Though the practice of marking plastic containers has been in place for many years, not many people, including very many cosmetics manufacturers and cosmetic packaging manufacturers, are fully aware of what each number represents. Hence, this article is an attempt to make people understand the meaning of each number.
1 – PET (PETE) – PET, which stands for Polyethylene Terephthalate, is a clear and tough resin with strong gas and moisture barrier properties. It is used for making soda and medicine containers, food jars, microwavable food trays, water bottles and so on.
2 – HDPE – High Density Polyethylene is used for packaging products with a short shelf life, such as milk and shampoo, and to hold detergents and bleaches for both household and industrial purposes. It is strong with good barrier properties and has good chemical resistance.
3 – PVC (Vinyl) – PVC is Polyvinyl Chloride, and since it is both rigid and flexible it is used for making pipes, frames, railing, wire, cable insulation, medical tubing and so on. It has good chemical resistance and stable electrical properties.
4 – LDPE – Low Density Polyethylene is strong, transparent, and flexible, and is used in applications requiring heat sealing. Its uses include wrapping films, grocery and sandwich bags, hot and cold beverage cups, toys and squeezable bottles.
5 – PP – Polypropylene strong with good chemical resistance and a high melting point. It is used for making food containers, medicine bottles, bottle caps and parts for automotive and consumer products.
6 – PS – PS is Polystyrene, which is popularly known as Styrofoam. It is very popular as it can be rigid or foamed. PS is clear, strong and brittle with a low melting point, and hence it is used in protective packaging, bottles, food packaging and so on. When mixed with rubber it attains toughness and is used for packaging and durable applications. PS mixed with rubber produces high impact polystyrene (HIPS).
7 – OTHER – This refers to packages made with a resin other than the six mentioned above or by mixing any of the aforementioned resins. It is used in reusable water bottles, citrus juice bottles, oven-baking bags, custom packaging and so on.
Of these the most easy to recycle resins are PETE, HDPE, and PS. PVC, LDPE and PP have very low rate of recyclability, while resins marked with number 7 are the hardest to recycle and therefore are seldom recycled.
If customers reject lotion pumps, airless bottles or, for that matter, any product packed in containers with a low rate of recyclability, cosmetic manufacturers and cosmetic packaging manufacturers would take a cue from them and start using easily recyclable resins. This would help us in realizing the dream of a greener future for the next generation.
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