| Symbol | Code[3] | Description | Examples |
|---|
| Plastics (see resin identification code[4]) [5] |
 [a] | #1 PET(E) | Polyethylene terephthalate | Polyester fibers, soft drink bottles,
water bottles, food containers |
 [a] | #2 PEHD or HDPE | High-density polyethylene | Plastic milk containers, plastic bags,
bottle caps, trash cans, oil cans,
plastic lumber |
 [a] | #3 PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | Window frames, bottles for chemicals,
flooring, plumbing pipes |
 [a] | #4 PELD or LDPE | Low-density polyethylene | Plastic bags, Ziploc bags, buckets, squeezable bottles, plastic tubes |
 [a] | #5 PP | Polypropylene | Flower pots, bumpers, car interior trim, industrial fibers,
carry-out beverage cups |
 [a] | #6 PS | Polystyrene | Toys, video cassettes, ashtrays,
trunks, beverage/food coolers,
beer cups, wine and champagne cups,
carry-out food containers, Styrofoam |
 [a] | #7 O (OTHER) | All other plastics | Polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA),
styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), acrylic plastics/polyacrylonitrile (PAN),
bioplastics |
 | #ABS[citation needed] | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | Monitor/TV cases, coffee makers,
cell phones, calculators, most computer plastic, Lego bricks,
most FFF 3D printed parts that are not bioplastic such as PLA |
 | PA[citation needed] | Polyamide | Nylon like toothbrush bristles,
socks, stockings, ect |
| Batteries (see also battery recycling) |
 | #8 Lead[citation needed] | Lead–acid battery | Car batteries |
 | #9 Alkaline | Alkaline battery | TV Remote batteries, torch
batteries |
| #10 NiCD | Nickel–cadmium battery | Older batteries |
 | #11 NiMH | Nickel–metal hydride battery | |
 | #12 Li | Lithium battery | Cell phone batteries,
computer batteries,
camera batteries |
 | #13 SO(Z) | Silver-oxide battery | |
| #14 CZ | Zinc–carbon battery | |
| Paper [5] |
 | #20 PAP | Corrugated fiberboard (cardboard) | Packaging for delivered products |
 | #21 PAP | Non-corrugated fiberboard (paperboard) | Cereal boxes, snack boxes |
 | #22 PAP | Paper | Newspaper, books, wrapping paper, wallpaper, paper bags, paper straws |
| Metals |
 | #40 FE | Steel | Food cans, frying pans, muffin tins, cutlery, paper clips |
 | #41 ALU | Aluminium | Soft drink cans, deodorant cans, cooking
pots, disposable food containers, aluminium foil,
heat sinks |
| Biomatter/Organic material |
 | #50 FOR | Wood | Furniture, chopping boards, brooms, pencils,
cocktail sticks, wooden
spoons |
 | #51 FOR | Cork | Bottle stoppers, place mats, construction material |
 | #60 COT | Cotton | Clothing, cotton buds/swabs,
cotton pads |
 | #61 TEX | Jute | Clothing |
| #62-69 TEX | Other Textiles | |
| Glass |
 | #70 GL | Clear Glass | jars, bulbs |
 | #71 GL | Green Glass | wine glass |
 | #72 GL | Brown Glass | |
 | #73 GL | Dark Sort Glass | |
 | #74 GL | Light Sort Glass | |
 | #75 GL | Light Leaded Glass | Televisions, high-end
electronics display glass
like in calculators |
 | #76 GL | Leaded Glass | Older televisions, ash trays, older beverage holders |
 | #77 GL | Copper Mixed/Copper Backed Glass | Electronics, LCD display heads, clocks, watches |
 | #78 GL | Silver Mixed/Silver Backed Glass | Mirrors, formal table settings |
 | #79 GL | Gold Mixed/Gold Backed Glass | Computer glass, formal table
settings |
| Composites (80—99) |
 | #81 PapPet | Paper + plastic | Consumer packaging, pet
food bags, cold store ]
]grocery]] bags, Icecream containers,
cardboard cans,
disposable plates |
| #82 C/PAP (or C/ALU) | Paper and fibreboard/Aluminium | |
| #83 C/PAP | Paper and fibreboard/Tinplate | |
 | #84 C/PAP (or PapAl) | Paper and cardboard/plastic/aluminium | Liquid storage containers,
juice boxes, cardboard cans,
cigarette pack liners, gum
wrappers, cartridge shells
for blanks, fireworks
colouring material,
Tetra Brik. |
| #85 | Paper and fibreboard/Plastic/Aluminium/Tinplate | |
 | #87 CSL (Card-Stock Laminate) | Biodegradable plastic | Laminating material, special occasion cards, bookmarks,
business cards,
flyers/advertising |
 | #90 C/LDPE | Plastics/Aluminium | Toothpaste storage
containers |
 | #91 C/LDPE | Plastic/Tinplate | |
| #92 C/LDPE | Plastic/Miscellaneous metals | |
| #95 | Glass/Plastic | |
| #96 | Glass/Aluminium | |
| #97 | Glass/Tinplate | |
| #98 | Glass/Miscellaneous metals | |
| #99 | | |
