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Q: What do all the numbers and symbols mean on plastic containers?

A. Here's the short list, for more information see our article on Purchasing Plastics.

#1 polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) -- Disposable soft drink and water bottles
#2 high density polyethylene (HDPE) -- Milk jugs, liquid detergent bottles, shampoo bottles
#3 polyvinyl chloride (V or PVC) -- Meat wrap, cooking oil bottles, plumbing pipes
#4 low density polyethylene (LDPE) -- Cling wrap, grocery bags, sandwich bags
#5 polypropylene (PP) -- Cloudy plastic water bottles, yogurt cups/tubs
#6 polystyrene (PS) -- Disposable coffee cups, clam-shell take-out containers
#7 other (plastics invented after 1987; includes polycarbonate, or PC, and polylactide, or PLA, plastics made from renewable resources as well as newer plastics labeled "BPA-Free") -- Baby bottles, some reusable water bottles, stain-resistant food-storage containers

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