Plastic bottles for soft drinks, water, juice, sports drinks, beer, mouthwash, catsup and salad dressing.

Food jars for peanut butter, jelly, jam and pickles.

Ovenable film and microwavable food trays.

In addition to packaging, PET’s major uses are textiles, monofilament, carpet, strapping, films, and engineering moldings.

Fibers for carpeting, clothing, and bags.

Containers, especially for food and beverage products.

Plastic film, sheeting, and straps.

Bottles for milk, water, juice, cosmetics, shampoo, dish and laundry detergents, and household cleaners.

Bags for groceries and retail purchases.

Cereal box liners.

Reusable shipping containers.

In addition to packaging, HDPE’s major uses are in injection molding applications, extruded pipe and conduit, plastic wood composites, and wire and cable covering.

Bottles for non-food items, such as shampoo, conditioner, liquid laundry detergent, household cleaners, motor oil and antifreeze.

Plastic lumber for outdoor decking, fencing and picnic tables.

Pipe, floor tiles, buckets, crates, flower pots, garden edging, film and sheet, and recycling bins.

Rigid packaging applications include blister packs and clamshells.

Flexible packaging uses include bags for bedding and medical, shrink wrap, deli and meet wrap and tamper resistance.

In addition to packaging, PVC’s major uses are rigid applications such as pipe, siding, window frames, fencing, decking and railing. Flexible applications include medical products such as blood bags and medical tubing, wire and cable insulation, carpet backing, and flooring.

Pipe, decking, fencing, paneling, gutters, carpet backing, floor tiles and mats, resilient flooring, mud flaps, cassette trays, electrical boxes, cables, traffic cones, garden hose, and mobile home skirting.

Packaging, film and sheet, and loose-leaf binders.

Bags for dry cleaning, newspapers, bread, frozen foods, fresh produce, and household garbage.

Shrink wrap and stretch film.

Coatings for paper milk cartons and hot and cold beverage cups.

Container lids.

Toys.

Squeezable bottles (e.g., honey and mustard).

In addition to packaging, LDPE’s major uses are in injection molding applications, adhesives and sealants, and wire and cable coverings.

Containers for yogurt, margarine, takeout meals, and deli foods.

Medicine bottles.

Bottle caps and closures.

Bottles for catsup and syrup.

In addition to packaging, PP’s major uses are in fibers, appliances and consumer products, including durable applications such as automotive and carpeting.

Automobile applications, such as battery cases, signal lights, battery cables, brooms and brushes, ice scrapers, oil funnels, and bicycle racks.

Garden rakes, storage bins, shipping pallets, sheeting, trays.

Food service items, such as cups, plates, bowls, cutlery, hinged takeout containers (clamshells), meat and poultry trays, and rigid food containers (e.g., yogurt). These items may be made with foamed or non-foamed PS.

Protective foam packaging for furniture, electronics and other delicate items.

Packing peanuts, known as “loose fill.”

Compact disc cases and aspirin bottles.

In addition to packaging, PS’s major uses are in agricultural trays, electronic housings, cable spools, building insulation, video cassette cartridges, coat hangers, and medical products and toys.

Thermal insulation, thermometers, light switch plates, vents, desk trays, rulers, and license plate frames.

Cameras or video cassette casings.

Foamed foodservice applications, such as egg shell cartons.

Plastic mouldings (i.e., wood replacement products).

Expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam protective packaging.

Three- and five-gallon reusable water bottles, some citrus juice and catsup bottles.

Oven-baking bags, barrier layers, and custom packaging.