Since all community-recycling programs are basically independent of one another, what you can recycle depends on where you live. The most common plastic resins collected at curbside are PET and HDPE, often used in soft drink bottles and milk, juice and water containers respectively. Not all types of plastics are generally recycled, and recycling facilities may not be available in some areas. The variety of products made with recycled plastics is growing. Recycled HDPE can become bottles for laundry products, recycling bins, agricultural pipe, bags, motor oil bottles, decking and marine pilings.
Recycled vinyl can become playground equipment, film and airbubble cushioning.
Recycled LDPE can be used to manufacture bags, shrink film and compost bins. Recycled PP can be used in automobile parts, carpets, battery casings, textiles, industrial fibers and films used for packaging products such as candy. Recycled PS can be used in products including office accessories, video cassettes and cases. APC also publishes a consumer's guide to recycled products. Today, some recycled plastics are used in food and beverage containers.