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General plastics recycling program

  
                               
    HOME         All the staff at B.P.Y. have long been aware of its responsibility to  
    SERVICES       the environment, and more importantly the need to recycle as  
    TEAM         much as possible. B.P.Y. Plastics do try to recycle most of its  
    PROFILE         waste, but obviously plastics are our main concern.  
    TESTIMONIALS                        
    OUR RECYCLING       We have a page dedicated to our recycling effort here.  
    LOCATION                        
    CONTACT       B.P.Y. Recycle            
              Before we talk about plastics we would like to mention the Mobius  
    UPVC FASCIA CORNERS & JOINTS   loop. I think we all recognize the symbol, now you know its name.  
    PUB PROMOTIONS     This is a very brief explanation of what we all call the

Universal Recycle Symbol

  
    GOLF CLUB TAGS     recycle symbol, the internationally recognised recycling  
    PLASTICS IN THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY symbol is the 3 chasing arrows icon, the Mobius Loop.  
    PRODUCTS PAST & PRESENT   Each arrow represents an aspect of a successful  
              recycling programme 1. Collection 2. Reprocessing into a  
    PLASTIC MATERIALS     new product, and finally 3. purchase by the consumer.  
    THE PROCESS                        
    APPLICATION       The symbol is only supposed to be used on goods that are  
    GENERAL RECYCLING     ’recyclable’ or include ’recycled content’, but it has no precise  
    USEFUL LINKS     meaning. This symbol may be found on a broad range of products  
              made of a variety of materials.  
    tell a colleague about bpy plastics                      
        Plastics              
            Plastic containers and most packaging typically have a symbol that  
              indicates the type of plastic from which the item was made. The  
              coding system was introduced in 1988 by the American Society of  
              Plastics Industry (SPI) The symbols used are a variation of the  
              original wide Mobius loop.  
              They have 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  
              Mobius arrows in acronym form.  
                               
              Although presence of the symbol implies that the plastic item is  
              recyclable, the symbol is actually only intended to identify the  
              plastic resin from which the item was made.  Recyclability is  
              ultimately determined by the local collections and reprocessing  
              facilities. Not all local authorities / independent companies process  
              the same polymers.            
                               
              These types and their most common uses are shown below:  
                               
             

Polyethylene terephthalate - Fizzy drink bottles and oven-  
              ready meal trays.  
                             
                               
             

High-density polyethylene - Bottles for milk and washing-up  
              liquids.              
                             
                               
              Polyvinyl chloride - Food trays, cling film, bottles for  
              squash, mineral water and shampoo.      
                             
                               
             

Low density polyethylene - Carrier bags and bin liners.  
                             
                             
                               
             

Polypropylene - Margarine tubs, microwaveable meal  
              trays.              
                             
                               
             

Polystyrene - Yoghurt pots, foam meat or fish trays,  
              hamburger boxes and egg cartons, vending cups, plastic  
              cutlery, protective packaging for electronic goods and  
                toys.              
             

               
              Any other plastics that do not fall into any of the above  
              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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