What is PS plastic?
What is PS Plastic? What does PS stand for? PS is an acronym for PolyStyrene, a rigid, glassy thermoplastic that is derived from petroleum. What is PS plastic? Polystyrene is recycling number 6. What are some properties of PS? PS is exceptionally clear and naturally glassy. Has a density of around 1.05 g/cm3. Burns with orange-yellow […]
What are some properties of Polypropylene
What does PP stand for? PP is an acronym for?PolyPropylene?and is a?thermoplastic?manufactured from propylene gas in presence of a catalyst (such as titanium chloride). What is PP’s plastic number? PP is?recycling number?5 and is used in both structural plastic and as a fiber. What are some properties of PP? PP is light weight. Polypropylene has […]
POLYCARBONATE (PC) granules
What is Polycarbonate? What does PC stand for? PC is an acronym for PolyCarbonates granules, a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups (carbon that is bonded to three oxygen groups). What is PC’s plastic identification number? PC does not have its own plastic number. Instead, PC is identified by number 7, which is a€?othera€? plastic […]
The power of Polypropylene
Polypropylene produces less solid waste by weight than PET, PS or PVC. ?Thus many recycling applications exist for Polypropylene: ?battery cases, paint cans, home storage, flower pots, pallets, crates, composite lumber, and more. In the US, out of the 51 largest US municipalities of the state, 44 collect polypropylene. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) produce […]