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Recycling plays a vital role in conserving resources and reducing the amount of greenhouse gases created in the production of new materials.

You can find a recycling service provider using the Recycling Near You website, which allows you to search by area and product.


Top | Last updated 18/12/2008

Find out about Byteback - the free computer recycling service - at the ResourceSmart website.

The following acronyms are commonly used when referring to the different types of plastic available for recycling. Their corresponding number is also shown:

1 - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
2 - High density polyethylene (HDPE)
3 - Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC)
3 - Plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PPVC)
4 - Low density polyethylene (LDPE)
5 - Polypropylene (PP)
6 - Polystyrene (PS)
7 - Other plastics (includes nylon and acrylic)

Read more about the plastics coding system.


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