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Recycling codes are used to identify the material from which an item is made, to facilitate easier recycling or other reprocessing. Such symbols have been defined for batteries, biomatter/organic material, glass, metals, paper, and plastics.[citation needed]
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| Plastics (see resin identification code[1]) |  | #1 PET(E) | Polyethylene terephthalate | Polyester fibers, soft drink bottles |  | #2 PEHD or HDPE | High-density polyethylene | Plastic bottles, plastic bags, trash cans, imitation wood |  | #3 PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | Window frames, bottles for chemicals, flooring, plumbing pipes |  | #4 PELD or LDPE | Low-density polyethylene | Plastic bags, buckets, soap dispenser bottles, plastic tubes |  | #5 PP | Polypropylene | Bumpers, car interior trim, industrial fibers, carry-out beverage cups |  | #6 PS | Polystyrene | Toys, flower pots, video cassettes, ashtrays, trunks, beverage/food coolers, beer cups, carry-out food containers, Styrofoam |  | #7 O (OTHER) | All other plastics | Polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PLA), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), acrylic plastics/polyacrylonitrile (PAN), bioplastics |  | #9 or #ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | Monitor/TV cases, coffee makers, cell phones, most computer plastic | | Batteries (see also battery recycling) |
| #8 Lead | Lead–acid battery | Car batteries |
| #9 or #19 Alkaline | Alkaline battery |
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| #10 NiCD | Nickel–cadmium battery |
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| #11 NiMH | Nickel–metal hydride battery |
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| #12 Li | Lithium battery |
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| #13 SO(Z) | Silver-oxide battery |
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| #14 CZ | Zinc–carbon battery |
| | Paper |  | #20 C PAP (PCB) | Cardboard |  | #21 PAP | Other paper | Mixed paper magazines, mail |  | #22 PAP | Paper |
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| #23 PBD (PPB) | Paperboard | Greeting cards, frozen food boxes, book covers | | Metals |  | #40 FE | Steel |
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 | #41 ALU | Aluminium |
| | Biomatter/Organic material |  | #50 FOR | Wood |
|  | #51 FOR | Cork | Bottle stoppers, place mats, construction material |  | #60 COT | Cotton |
|  | #61 TEX | Jute |
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| #62-69 TEX | Other Textiles |
| | Glass |  | #70 GLS | Mixed Glass Container/Multi-Part Container |
|  | #71 GLS | Clear Glass |
|  | #72 GLS | Green Glass |
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| #73 GLS | Dark Sort Glass |
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| #74 GLS | Light Sort Glass |
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| #75 GLS | Light Leaded Glass | Televisions, high-end electronics display glass |
| #76 GLS | Leaded Glass | Older televisions, ash trays, older beverage holders |
| #77 GLS | Copper Mixed/Copper Backed Glass | Electronics, LCD Display heads, Clocks/Watches |
| #78 GLS | Silver Mixed/Silver Backed Glass | Mirrors, formal table settings |
| #79 GLS | Gold Mixed/Gold Backed Glass | Computer glass, formal table settings | | Composites |
| #81 PapPet | Paper + plastic | consumer packaging, pet food bags, cold store grocery bags, Icecream containers, cardboard cans, disposable plates |  | #84 C/PAP (or PapAl) | Paper and cardboard / Plastic / Aluminium | liquid storage containers, juice boxes, cardboard cans, Cigarette
pack liners, gum wrappers, cartage shells for blanks, fireworks
colouring material, Tetra Brik. |
| #87 Card-stock Laminate | Biodegradable plastic | laminating material, special occasion cards, bookmarks, business cards, flyers/advertising |
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