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Plastic Facts

General knowledge

Plastic resin codes

We talk a lot about PET and HDPE, but do you know the difference between them?  The American Plastics Council explains all the plastic resin types and their codes in this handy table [PDF,178kb].

Issues

The Truth About Bottled Water

CRI's page on bottled water, which was set up in honor of National Drinking Water Month in May 2005, contains several useful articles on plastic water bottle wastage and recycling, and links to sites explaining alternatives to drinking bottled water.

Setting The Record Straight: Plastic (PET) Soda Bottle Recycling

FAQs about plastic recycling.  Read Coke's and CRI's takes on the questions. 

Statistics

For recycling, wasting, sales, and consumption of plastic beverage containers, see Recycling Rates: All Containers.

 

Plastic Recycling in the Media

Find news articles, press releases, letters to the editor, and other printed media related to plastic recycling here.

 

Slide Presentations

CRI has produced a number of PowerPoint slide shows with information on plastic production, recycling, and more, available on the Plastic Recycling Rates page.