Talk:Resin identification code

message: Symbols don't work in either Opera or Netscape. The font codes (& #9843; etc, space inserted so code would show) are non-standard. Needs to be redone and standardized. -Vsmith 17:53, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Various

message: The following quote strikes me as editorialization:
"(PVC is claimed to be recyclable, but it is in fact not a single material due to the wide variety of toxic additives for various applications; PVC is fundamentally toxic waste)." 
I do not believe PVC qualifies as toxic (or hazardous) waste such under US or any other country's law/regulatory regimes. It is banned from use in aerosol applications, and there is concern about leaching of phthalate platicizers from some PVC products. Assuming, arguendo, that this were proven, PVC would still not qualify as "toxic waste" under any reasonable/neutral use of the language.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wabernat (talk • contribs) 05:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, it's tree hugging hippie drama.  I googled "pvc toxic waste" and the only thing I found were Greenpeace(I know right? whodathunkit?) article's that referred to it as "toxic waste" but not because PVC itself is toxic, but because the manufacturing process can be harmful to the environment according to the article.  I also found that PVC is very recyclable.  Removed unsourced sensationalized edit.--Papajohnin (talk) 15:03, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

text: I did some research.  All plastics are recyclable.  Different municipalities get to choose what they will recycle. This is usually motivated by cost.  Not all PVC is formulated the same, and may include who knows what and still be considered PVC.  Specifically, phthalates.  The article even explains that the plastics industry is stopping using them as replacements are found.  So, any municipality claiming they are hazardous and choosing to not recycle them should be challenged and the truth made public. And old hippies should learn that research and up-to-date information to keep the opinions they vocalize accurate will gain them a larger support base.  It is valid to say "I know this to be true in certain cases, but I am busy protesting and afraid of computers anyway. Anyone know more information?"96.24.93.114 (talk) 18:15, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: PVC

message: The table grid is not lining up properly, can someone repair it? Ace Frahm 21:30, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to work fine here.  Could you describe the issue as you experience it in more detail? –EdC 22:23, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. The problem affected only Internet Explorer. —Remember the dot (talk) 23:15, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Table grid

message: The photo, "Plastic_recycle.jpg", labeled as "sorted household plastic waiting to be hauled away for reprocessing", doesn't appear to be sorted to me.  The description says that are sorted, but it looks to primarily be HDPE, but there is also a lot of PETE and I can quickly identify a few PP containers.  If I correctly identified these types of plastic, then how could this be sorted? Chris01720 (talk) 08:05, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: I updated the information previously entered about proposed CA legislation to reflect that the bill had been significantly altered before passage, removing mention of recycling codes. I also put it under its own section, as it did not belong under the header "Availability of recycling facilities".
But is information about defeated legislation really germane on this page? I added the updated information to the page for Polylactic acid, which seems like it might be a better home for it.  Sjb0926 (talk) 19:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recycling code legislation 

message: Should this page be merged with the Plastic recycling page, given that the Plastic identification code section essentially duplicates this information?
::hashinculde (talk) 16:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Gerrygadget (talk) 00:56, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: PatPeter (talk) 20:09, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

text: MarcCMcC (talk) 01:34, 02 December 2009 (CST)
"Disagree. I am not clear what the code has to do specifically with recycling. Also, there seem to be different symbols and numbering systems (see below). If I want to learn about the plastic code I would not like to have to fish it out from an article about recycling. Ekem (talk) 17:41, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge Proposal 

message: Anyone know of the usage for these symbols? -PatPeter 20:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I added an explanation to recycling symbol. -- Beland (talk) 03:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  <span style="font-size: xx-large;">&#9850;</span> , <span style="font-size: xx-large;">&#9852;</span> , and <span style="font-size: xx-large;">&#9853;</span> 

message: Please tell me if "05" (seems to be a European thing) is the same as #5?  Need help recycling it.  Anyone?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldbroad70 (talk • contribs) 02:17, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think so, yes. -- Beland (talk) 03:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: 05

message: Why different? If the purpose of the image is to be usable, it should use the more common font, as in the symbol. --Janke | Talk 08:15, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image & symbol 

message: I have a mixing cup which came with a hand blender. I think the brand Betty Crocker. On the bottom the recycling code is the usual three arrows in a triangle shape with the letters "AS" instead of a number. Anyone know what these stand for?70.79.55.114 (talk) 09:37, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Odd Recycling Code

message: I have in my possession a measuring cup with the code 08 and the symbol PP (polypropelene). This combination doesn't exist in the table in the article. Should this indicate that the table isn't accurate? --Dead3y3 (talk) 09:02, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Code 08 with PP? 

message: The article says ABS has code number 9,  but I could not verify it. Further a book named Handbook of Plastic Recycling by rapra technology (first published in 2002, ISBN:1-85957-325-8) gives it a code number of 7 itself. The text assigns 7  to PMMA, PC, Nylon 6 and, as discussed, ABS ···Vanischenu「m/Talk」 15:44, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Code number for ABS 

message: Maybe add one sample picture for each category. Jidanni (talk) 15:40, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sample pictures