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  All the staff at B.P.Y. have long been aware of its responsibility to the environment, and more
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  importantly the need to recycle as much as possible.
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  B.P.Y. Plastics do try to recycle most of its waste, but obviously plastics are our main concern.
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 OUR RECYCLING   This page is dedicated to our recycling effort at B.P.Y. Plastics.
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  Before we talk about plastics we would like to mention the Mobius loop.

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  I think we all recognize the symbol, now you know its name.
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  This is a very brief explanation of what we all call the recycle symbol, the
 PUB PROMOTIONS   internationally recognized recycling symbol is the 3 chasing arrows icon, the Mobius
 GOLF CLUB TAGS   Loop. Each arrow represents an aspect of a successful recycling programme.
 PLASTICS in the   1. Collection 2. Reprocessing into a new product, and finally 3. purchase by the
 CONCRETE INDUSTRY   consumer. The symbol is only supposed to be used on goods that are ’recyclable’ or
 PRODUCTS PAST   include ’recycled content but it has no precise meaning. This symbol may be found on a broad range of
 & PRESENT   products made of a variety of materials.
 PLASTIC MATERIALS   Plastics
 THE PROCESS   Plastic containers and most packaging typically have a symbol that indicates the type of plastic from
 APPLICATION   which the item was made. The coding system was introduced in 1988 by the American Society of
 GENERAL RECYCLING   Plastics Industry (SPI) The symbols used are a variation of the original wide Mobius loop. They have
 USEFUL LINKS   been simply modified for the plastics industry. The recycle symbol can usually be found on the bottom,

  moulded  into the plastic itself as a raised impression and thus not always easily seen. The symbol

  includes a number within the Mobius arrows, and usually, but not always, the chemical resin below the
tell a colleague about bpy plastics   Mobius arrows in acronym form.
   

 Polyethylene terephthalate

 High-density  

 Fizzy drink bottles and oven-  polyethylene
 ready meal trays  Bottles for milk and
               washing-up  
                     
                       
                       
           

 Polyvinyl chloride

Low density polyethylene
             Food trays, cling film, bottles Carrier bags and bin
             for squash, mineral water liners    
             and shampoo      
                       
                       
           

 Polypropylene

 Polystyrene
             Margarine tubs,  Yoghurt pots, foam meat
             microwaveable meal trays.  or fish trays, hamburger
                   boxes and egg cartons,
                   vending cups, plastic
                   cutlery, protective
           

 Any other plastics that do not      packaging for electronic
             fall into any of the above      goods and toys.
             categories. An example is          
             melamine, which is often used          
             in plastic plates and cups.          
                           
                               

We hope this has given you an insight to the recycling issue

Please take a look at our recycle page and see how we cope

with our Recycling Programme

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